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Colonial Unrest

Colonial Unrest. Think about it:. How and why did British Policies change after 1763? What were the causes and effects of the Stamp Act?. Quiz : What happened in 1763?. Treaty of Paris Ends the French and Indian War

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Colonial Unrest

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  1. Colonial Unrest

  2. Think about it: • How and why did British Policies change after 1763? • What were the causes and effects of the Stamp Act?

  3. Quiz:What happened in 1763? • Treaty of Paris • Ends the French and Indian War • French surrender claim on all North American lands east of the Mississippi (except New Orleans) • King establishes the Proclamation of 1763 • A reaction to Pontiac’s rebellion • Closed off lands west of the Appalachians to settlement

  4. Painting: Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap, and on to Tennessee; defying the King’s Proclamation of 1763. by George Caleb

  5. Why?

  6. British have “money troubles” • Large Empire • (the sun never sets on the British empire…) • Costly to govern and defend • Citizens are under HEAVY taxes

  7. Meanwhile, across the pond… • Colonies prosper • Citizens bounce back from war • Continued expansion

  8. George Grenville takes charge • 1763 Prime Minister • Good money manager • Ignored needs of the colonies • Asked: “Why shouldn’t they pay for their own government and defense?”

  9. 1764 – An Ominous Warning Richard Jackson, member of parliament, contacts friend Ben Franklin to warn that Grenville plans to now enforce all previously instated duties and taxes, as well as to levy new ones.

  10. And so it begins… • 1764 Sugar Act • Cut duty on imported molasses by ½ • Aimed to discourage illegal smuggling • Enforced by • Seizure of ships • Brit. Royal Navy patrolling harbors • Cases tried in British (not colonial) court • Judge, not Jury • Judges received 5% of fines!!!

  11. And so it begins… • 1765 Quartering Act • Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for the British troops who remained in America after the war • Opposition began to rise in the colonies • Some felt their rights as British subjects were violated, • But most still remained loyal

  12. Opposition, however, would begin to grow much stronger with Grenville’s next steps…

  13. Preview: The Stamp Act Crisis

  14. Assignment:Create & Share Create a metaphor: • The Colonists did not enjoy the actions of the British authorities. They felt entitled to be treated differently. • Historians often use the metaphor of the Colonists as unruly teenagers seeking independence from their parents • Come up with a specific instance from your own life (or a movie, or a friend’s) which could be used as a metaphor for how the Sugar and Quartering acts were received by colonists.

  15. http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/investigatinghistory/m2.html

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