Chapter 6: Section 1Tighter British Control

Learning Objective: What events pushed Great Britain and the

American colonies apart?

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists?

• 1763 – Proclamation of 1763– Colonists can not settle west of the

Appalachian Mountains– Britain (King George) wants land to remain in

hands of Native Americans to help keep peace

– Colonists wanted the fertile land of the Ohio Valley; ignored the proclamation

Why did Parliament seek to impose greater taxes on the

colonies?• Britain owed large debt from French and

Indian War

• Troops in colonies would raise the debt

• Wanted colonies to pay part of the debt and to contribute to the costs of frontier defense and colonial government

Why did colonists oppose the Sugar Act?

• 1764 – Sugar Act– Placed a tax imported goods such as sugar– Called for strict enforcement and harsh

punishments– Colonial leaders – Parliament has no right to

tax the colonies, since the colonies were not represented in Parliament. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!”

– Tyranny – absolute power in the hands of a single ruler

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What was the Quartering Act?

• 1765 – Quartering Act – cost saving measure– Required colonists to provide housing and

supplies to British soldiers

How did the Stamp Act differ from previous taxes?

• 1765 – Stamp Act– Law that required all legal and commercial

documents to carry official stamp– Tax applied within the colonies; direct tax on

the colonists– Had to be paid for in silver coin (scarce item)

In what ways did the colonists challenge the Stamp Act?

• Patrick Henry from Virginia called for resistance to the tax

• Stamp Act Congress sent a petition to the King

• Boycott of British goods

• Sons of Liberty –burned stamped paper; tarred and feathered custom officials

What eventually happened to the Stamp Act?

• Repealed in 1766

• 1766 – Declaratory Act– Parliament has supreme authority to govern

colonies