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A Crisis Over Taxes

A Crisis Over Taxes. British Taxation of Their American Colonies, 1763 to 1770. “You Americans should appreciate what we have done for you, and you should be willing to pay a small portion of the cost of the French and Indian War.”

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A Crisis Over Taxes

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  1. A Crisis Over Taxes British Taxation of Their American Colonies, 1763 to 1770

  2. “You Americans should appreciate what we have done for you, and you should be willing to pay a small portion of the cost of the French and Indian War.” “English people have been paying taxes for a long time; what is your problem???” King George III

  3. “You Americans are a bunch of insolent, spoiled brats!!!!” “Britain sacrificed so much to rid North America of the French, and now the Ohio Valley is free from them.” Lord North British Prime Minister

  4. “Our Mother Country is an abusive parent for denying us our rights!!!” “We have no say in the British government.” “England’s parliament is taxing us without respecting our rights as Englishmen.” Paul Revere

  5. “Britain will not give us representatives in parliament.” We Americans declare, “NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.” Samuel Adams

  6. *Great Britain triumphs in the French and Indian War and sweeps France from North America. *With the Fall of Quebec in 1759, the great French empire collapses, and the Indians lose their best allies. Battle of Quebec, 1759

  7. North America 1750 North America 1763 *Britain was deeply in debt due to this expensive war. *Since the war benefited the colonists by opening the Ohio Valley, Americans should be willing to help pay for it.

  8. Chief Pontiac’s warriors killed Mrs. McCrea in the Ohio Valley. The Native Americans hated American intruders taking their land along the Ohio River.

  9. Chief Pontiac - A French Ally Pontiac’s War *Pontiac’s warriors had long been allies of the French, but after France’s loss of North America, the Indians lost their greatest protectors. *The Indians were doomed as American settlers poured into the Ohio River Valley looking for new homes.

  10. The Proclamation of 1763 To stop the killing of Americans in the Ohio Valley, England drew a line along the Appalachian Mtns. and told Americans they could no longer settle in the west.

  11. Proclamation of 1763 *Britain decided to send 10,000 of their Redcoat soldiers to defend the Proclamation line and prevent Americans from going west. *Americans were not afraid of the Indians in the Ohio Valley and thought the whole point of the French & Indian War was to open up the Ohio Valley to settlers. *Americans did not need 10,000 British soldiers to protect them from Pontiac’s warriors, and they certainly would not pay taxes to support these soldiers.

  12. Sugar Act - 1764 “Here ye, Here ye!! Parliament hereby passes a new tax on molasses. The tax will be lower than before, but now we intend to strictly enforce it! American smugglers will not be tolerated!!! They will no longer be able to sneak past our custom’s agents or bribe them to look the other way!”

  13. But . . . some Americans like to smuggle! It is cheaper than paying the Sugar Act. “Let’s burn the British patrol ship, the Gaspee, which is trying to enforce the Sugar Act!”

  14. Stamp Act - 1765 Lord Grenville:“Let’s pass a new tax requiring Americans to buy STAMPS showing that they have paid our taxes on wills, diplomas, deed, newspapers, marriage papers and other documents. American Colonist:“Oh yea, well we’ll just have to tar and feather your tax collectors!!! Read my lips, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!”

  15. Stamp Act

  16. Protesting the Stamp Act - Petitions In October 1765, nine colonies sent delegates to what became known as the Stamp Act Congress. They drew up a petition, or formal written request signed by a group of people, demanding that parliament withdraw the Stamp Act. The petition said that England had no right to tax the colonies. England backed down and repealed the Stamp Act. Funeral march of the Stamp Act

  17. Protesting the Stamp Act - Boycotts Sam Adams:“Let’s boycott all those British trade goods. We don’t need them anyway. We will refuse to buy tea and other British goods!!! If you drink tea you are a traitor to America!!!” Sam Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. “I organize people behind the scenes and my greatest achievement was the Boston Tea Party in 1773.”

  18. Writs of Assistance To stop the smugglers who refuse to pay custom’s duties (taxes), England passed the Writs of Assistance. “I will search your ships and your warehouses. The Writs of Assistance allow me to do so without a search warrant. I do not tolerate you smuggling, dirty Yankee Doodles!!!”

  19. Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty organized protests, petitions, and boycotts to oppose British taxes. Some of their leaders were Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, and Paul Revere. To protest the tea tax, they dressed like Indians and dumped tea in Boston Harbor.

  20. Patrick Henry – Firebrand of Revolution “Give me liberty or give me death.”

  21. Patrick Henry “I am a member of the House of Burgesses in Virginia. After my famous speech, someone called me a ‘traitor’! I responded, ‘If this be treason, let’s make the most of it!’” Patrick Henry

  22. Boston Massacre - 1770 Angry American mobs harassed British soldiers who were protecting tax collectors. Five Americans were shot dead when the British soldiers feared for their lives and panicked.

  23. BostonMassacre – Paul Revere’s Propaganda Engraving *What is wrong with this picture? *Why would Revere distort the truth?

  24. Revere’s Engraving of the Boston Massacre *Revere shows 7 American’s killed, when in actuality it was 5 killed. *Revere shows the British officer giving the order to fire. His face shows an angry expression. In truth, the British soldiers fired out of fear for their lives, and no command was given to fire on civilians. So, why then did Revere purposely distort the truth?

  25. Propaganda “I hate the presence of British soldiers in Boston. I wanted to enrage Americans by showing the British as brutes and ruthless killers. A little propaganda will excite Americans to action! Paul Revere - silversmith

  26. BOSTON MASSACRE

  27. Soldiers were arrested for the Boston Massacre • John Adams defended the British soldiers in court • They deserved a fair trial • The world saw that Americans believed in justice • One soldier was branded on the hand

  28. Tea Act Lowered taxes for British, not Americans • British tea companies could sell tea to colonists cheaper than American merchants

  29. Tea Act The British had no clue it would anger the colonists- The Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party

  30. Boston Tea Party

  31. Boston Tea Party Angeredthe British British passes the Intolerable Acts in 1774

  32. Intolerable Acts Closed Boston Harbor No town meeting in Boston British officials had to be tried in England British troops could live in colonial homes

  33. First Continental Congress First attempt to unify the colonies 12 of 13 colonies sent delegates Debated how to protest British laws

  34. First Continental Congress George Washington, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and John Jay

  35. Minutemen

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