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What historical event or fact can you make a connection to…

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The Proclamation of 1763

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Proclamation of 1763Britain stopped the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, to stop wars with the Native Americans

10,000 British troops were sent to the colonies for “Indian” protection

PROTEST: The colonists, for the most part, ignored this law, moved west anyway.

The Stamp Act

A Stamp Act protest by the English colonists in AmericaA Stamp Act protest by the English colonists in America

The Stamp Act

A tax on paper and official documents

Items taxed needed a stamp to show the tax was paid. EXAMPLES: diplomas, marriage licenses, newspapers….’everyday items’

PROTESTS: gathered in streets, chanted “No Taxation without Representation”, buried tax collectors alive!

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The Quartering Act

The Quartering ActParliament passed a law that ordered the colonial assemblies to provide for the British soldiers stationed in the Colonies.

Colonists also had to feed and take care of the soldiers, saw this as another form of taxation without representation

PROTESTS: Colonial assemblies called for the troops to be sent back to England

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HW Assignment

• Copy this onto a lined piece of paper:

• In a well written paragraph answer the following question:If you were a person living in the colonies in the mid-1700s, which of the following new laws would you dislike the most:

1) The Quartering Act2) The Stamp Act3) The Proclamation of 1763

Your answer should discuss all 3 laws and give reasons for your decision.