the Appalachians. ii. This agitated the colonial settlers who regarded it as unwarranted British interference in colonial affairs. iii. The colonists felt that England was “tightening the screws” which made them unable to unify. 3. 1764-1765: a. Sugar Act i. Parliament imposed new regulations and taxes on the colonists. ii. Established a number of new duties and which contained provisions aimed at deterring molasses smugglers. iii. New regulation was to be strictly enforced: duties were to
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Chapter 6 1. Samuel de Champlain a. Soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership earned him the title “Father of the New France” b. He entered into friendly relations with the nearby Huron Indian tribes and at their request‚ he joined them in battle against the federated Iroquois c. After two volleys from the rifles‚ they scared off the terrified Iroquois and thus earned the enmity of the Iroquois 2. Quebec d. Granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River
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Parliament passed the Sugar Act of 1764‚ and the Stamp Act the following year. These acts caused the colonists to revolt and reacted with fury‚ while some just stayed silence. The Sugar and Stamp Acts marked Parliament’s very first attempt to tax the colonists for trade and other regulations that happened solely within the colonies. Colonists did not oppose to the fact that they had to pay partially for their defense‚ however‚ the fact the Parliament placed these acts directly on them‚ angered the
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the growing nation. These included the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767. However‚ the colonies reacted violently. After the Stamp Act required the colonies to pay extra for all paper goods‚ ’Hated Stamp’ cartoons appeared in colonial newspapers that depicted the British seal as a skull and crossbones. This symbol of death represented how threatened the colonies felt by the constricting tax. It also inspired the Stamp Act Resolutions of 1765‚ a response from the colonies to the
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goods. One of the first acts to anger the colonists was the Sugar Act of 1764. The law effectively ended the smuggling caused by the earlier Molasses Act. It ended it by charging the same amount that people were using to bribe dock masters‚ decreasing the profit the colonies made producing rum. Colonies fought the act‚ due to their belief that they were being taxed without representation‚ as well as decreasing the revenue of sugar plantations. The act was repealed in 1765‚ due to the harsh response
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sugar act‚ or the American Duties Act was passed in 1764 for the sole purpose to raise money for the French Indian war. The Act forced a tax of three cents on sugar that was shipped to the new colony. The act also placed tax on Molasses to stop merchants from smuggling it in. Of course the tax was placed onto the colony while they were in a state of financial depression. In response‚ the Merchants refused to buy luxury British imports‚ but the rebellion didn’t start until the Quartering act and the
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the American Revolution began with many new acts being passed by the British parliament to put taxes on certain items in the colonies. The French and Indian War had cost Britain a lot of money and King George ll wanted help in paying the expenses. New taxes passed by the government gradually began to anger the colonists more and more‚ once they realize the unfairness of another country thousands of miles away telling them what to do. Acts like the Stamp Act gave Britain power over the colonies and the
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and were ignoring parliament’s laws because they have started governing themselves. The parliament saw an opportunity to help pay of national debts using the colonies and created 6 main Acts from 1763-1773 they were called Proclamation of 1763 which banned settlement into western lands‚ next there was the Sugar Act of 1764 which put tried to put a stop on smuggling goods and gave british naval officers writs of assistance to search ships. The law also made it so goods like tobacco‚ sugar‚ and timber
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on the colonists‚ the Americans were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The Colonists were justified in breaking away because the parliament passed laws that were unjustified‚ The British king was of tyranny‚ The Stamp Act of 1765‚ The Townshend Act and The Boston Massacre. All of this lead to the colonies joining together and rebelling against the British. The colonists despised the unlimited power of the parliament and their authority to levy taxes to raise revenue. The colonist
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Parliament sanctioned acts requiring taxes to remunerate their debt. Thus‚ stemming to the arousal of the colonists. b. Thesis Statement: Due to the violation of civil and economic rights‚ the colonists’ resentment towards Britain grew substantially‚ thus prominent to the American Revolution. Body: a. Sub-Thesis 1: Acts authorized by Parliament to defecate debts instigated a rebellious fever in the colonists. a. Facts to support sub-thesis: i. Grenville’s Policies: Sugar act of 1763‚ Enforce
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