Preventing Indian uprisings

Proclamation of 1763

Anger; many simply ignored the law and moved west anyway

Providing for soldiers who keep the peace

in the colonies

Quartering Act(1765)

Anger and resentment; complained to each

other

Paying for war debts

Sugar Act (1764)Smuggling increased;

complained to Parliament

Maintaining power over the colonies

Britain’s Problems Britain’s Solutions Colonists’ Responses

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Lesson 6.1b: Tighter British Control

Lesson 6.1b: Tighter British Control

Today we will discuss the Stamp Act and

relate colonists’ actions to its repeal.

Today we will discuss the Stamp Act and

relate colonists’ actions to its repeal.

Vocabulary

• discuss – talk about

• relate – describe the connection between two things

• repeal – to take back a law

• boycott – a protest based on non–participation, usually a refusal to buy

• merchant – someone who owns a store and sells things to his customers

Check for Understanding

• What are we going to do today?

• How are you related to your cousin?

• What is one school rule you’d like to see repealed?

• How is a merchant related to his merchandise?

• Would you boycott a merchant who sold items made by slave workers?

What We Already KnowWhat We Already Know

After the French and Indian War, Britain was heavily in debt.

After the French and Indian War, Britain was heavily in debt.

What We Already KnowWhat We Already Know

Parliament began to pass laws designed to raise revenue or reduce expenses, so

as to pay off their debts.

Parliament began to pass laws designed to raise revenue or reduce expenses, so

as to pay off their debts.

What We Already KnowWhat We Already Know

People in the colonies, who were used to running their

affairs without interference from Parliament, became angry with

the British government because of these laws.

People in the colonies, who were used to running their

affairs without interference from Parliament, became angry with

the British government because of these laws.

Britain Passes the Stamp Act • The Stamp Act (1765) created

revenue by levying a tax on legal and commercial documents.

• It required colonists to buy and place stamps on many goods such as diplomas, contracts, and newspapers.

• While the Sugar Act had mainly affected merchants and importers, the Stamp Act affected all colonists directly.

• The Stamp Act (1765) created revenue by levying a tax on legal and commercial documents.

• It required colonists to buy and place stamps on many goods such as diplomas, contracts, and newspapers.

• While the Sugar Act had mainly affected merchants and importers, the Stamp Act affected all colonists directly.

But the Stamp Act was different from the Sugar

Act in one important way.

Get your whiteboards and markers ready!

Whiteboard PoliciesWhiteboard Policies• Use the marker only to write your answers –

no doodling, no coloring, no fancy letters, etc.• Put the cap on your marker when you’re not

using it.• Display your answers by holding your boards

under your chin (“Chin it!”)• When the period is over, leave the whiteboard

with the marker and eraser on your desk top.

3. What was the Stamp Act?

A. It levied a tax on all legal and commercial documents.

B. It was a direct tax on all the colonists, unlike the Sugar Act.

C. It gave the colonies representation in Parliament.

D. It reduced the penalties for smuggling.

E. It replaced the Sugar Act as a way of generating revenue.

Choose all that are true!

4. How was the Stamp Act different from the Sugar Act?

A. The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament, but the colonial assemblies passed the Sugar Act.

B. The Sugar Act reduced the penalties for smuggling, while the Stamp Act increased them.

C. Unlike the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act was meant to create revenue.

D. The Stamp Act taxed the colonists while the Sugar Act taxed trade.

The Stamp Act Angered ColonistsThe Stamp Act Angered Colonists

• Britain taxed the colonists even though they sent no elected representatives to Parliament.

• The colonists felt that this was against their rights as British citizens.

• Britain taxed the colonists even though they sent no elected representatives to Parliament.

• The colonists felt that this was against their rights as British citizens.

Protests Against the Stamp Act

• “No taxation without representation” was the colonial battle cry.

• Delegates from nine colonies met in New York City (the Stamp Act Congress) and drew up a petition of protest to the king.

• They insisted that only the colonial assemblies – not Parliament – could tax the colonies.

Colonial Merchants Protested

• They organized a boycott of British goods (a refusal to buy goods).

• Secret groups (e.g., the Sons of Liberty) formed, and began to organize protests against British policies.

• They organized a boycott of British goods (a refusal to buy goods).

• Secret groups (e.g., the Sons of Liberty) formed, and began to organize protests against British policies.

Colonial Protests

• The Sons of Liberty burned stamped paper.

• They attacked customs officials who collected the tax, tarring and feathering them and parading them in public.

• Fearing for their safety, many officials quit their jobs.

• The Sons of Liberty burned stamped paper.

• They attacked customs officials who collected the tax, tarring and feathering them and parading them in public.

• Fearing for their safety, many officials quit their jobs.

Preventing Indian uprisings

Proclamation of 1763

Anger; many simply ignored the law and moved west anyway

Providing for soldiers who keep the peace

in the colonies

Quartering Act

(1765)

Anger and resentment;

complained to each other

Paying for war debts

Sugar Act (1764)Smuggling increased;

complained to Parliament

Britain’s Problems Britain’s Solutions Colonists’ Responses

Get your whiteboards and markers ready!

Whiteboard PoliciesWhiteboard Policies• Use the marker only to write your answers –

no doodling, no coloring, no fancy letters, etc.• Put the cap on your marker when you’re not

using it.• Display your answers by holding your boards

under your chin (“Chin it!”)• When the period is over, leave the whiteboard

with the marker and eraser on your desk top.

Fill out the next two boxes on your chart, then answer the following question on your

whiteboard:

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

Repeal of the Stamp ActRepeal of the Stamp Act

• British merchants, whose trade had been hurt by the boycotts, began to complain to Parliament.

• Under pressure from home and the colonies, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.

• At the same time, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act.

• “Parliament has the right to govern and tax the colonies!”

• British merchants, whose trade had been hurt by the boycotts, began to complain to Parliament.

• Under pressure from home and the colonies, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.

• At the same time, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act.

• “Parliament has the right to govern and tax the colonies!”

Reaction to the Declaratory Act

• Colonists celebrated the repeal of the Stamp Act.

• Most ignored the Declaratory Act.

• But the tension between the colonies and the British government would continue to grow.

• Colonists celebrated the repeal of the Stamp Act.

• Most ignored the Declaratory Act.

• But the tension between the colonies and the British government would continue to grow.

Preventing Indian uprisings

Proclamation of 1763

Anger; many simply ignored the law and moved west anyway

Providing for soldiers who keep the peace

in the colonies

Quartering Act

(1765)

Anger and resentment;

complained to each other

Paying for war debts

Sugar Act (1764)Smuggling increased;

complained to Parliament

Stamp Act (1765)Boycotts and

protests; Stamp Act Congress assembled

Maintaining power over the colonies

Britain’s Problems Britain’s Solutions Colonists’ Responses

Get your whiteboards and markers ready!

Fill out the next two boxes on your chart, then answer the following question on your

whiteboard:

How did the colonists react to the Declaratory Act?

Preventing Indian uprisings

Proclamation of 1763Anger; many simply

ignored the law and moved west anyway

Providing for soldiers who keep the peace in

the colonies

Quartering Act

(1765)Anger and resentment;

complained to each other

Paying for war debts

Sugar Act (1764)

Smuggling increased; complained to Parliament

of taxation w/out representation

Stamp Act (1765)

Boycotts of British goods; riots and protests; Stamp Act Congress assembled;

Sons of Liberty formed

Maintaining power over the colonies

Declaratory Act

(1766)

Celebrated the repeal of the Stamp Act, ignoring the

Declaratory Act

Britain’s Problems Britain’s Solutions Colonists’ Responses