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US History. Chapter 5 Section 1. After French and Indian War, Britain controlled much of North America Proclamation of 1763 – Appalachian Mtns . Was the western boundary. U.S. Expansion, 1787. After French and Indian War, Britain controlled much of North America

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  1. US History Chapter 5 Section 1

  2. After French and Indian War, Britain controlled much of North America • Proclamation of 1763 – Appalachian Mtns. Was the western boundary

  3. U.S. Expansion, 1787

  4. After French and Indian War, Britain controlled much of North America • Proclamation of 1763 – Appalachian Mtns. Was the western boundary • Allowed Britain to control westward expansion • Colonies would not leave the coast (trade) • Controls the fur trade • War caused huge British debt • Brought a large number of British soldiers • Revenue – incoming money • Britain imposed taxes on the colonists Taxation Without Reps

  5. George Grenville – prime minister of England • Steps taken to stop smuggling • Writs of Assistance – documents allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. • Smugglers go to a court of “judges” not jury • “Guilty until proven innocent” • Sugar Act – lowered the tax on molasses • Officers could seize goods from smugglers without trial • James Otis – Boston lawyer • “No taxation without representation and consent” Let’s Make a Deal

  6. The Stamp Act – a tax placed on nearly all printed material in North America • The Quartering Act - forced colonist to house and feed British troops • Patrick Henry – member of the Virginia House of Burgesses • Resolution – a formal expression of opinion • Samuel Adams - Boston • Sons of Liberty – organization designed to protest the Stamp Act • Burned Effigies – rag figures; raided homes Stamp It Out

  7. Stamp Acts Congress – 9 colonies met to draft a petition to the King and Parliament • Boycott – refuse to buy • Nonimportation – pledge not to buy or use goods from a specific place • Repeal – cancel • It worked, but temporarily • The Declaratory Act - bill that gave the Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies One Small Step…

  8. ____________________ • ____________________ • ____________________ • ____________________ • ____________________ Rights that have been taken?

  9. Townshend Acts – taxes paid on colonist imported goods • Britain needed money, but saw that taxing the colonists within the colonies was not working • Glass, tea, paper, and lead • The colonists boycott these items • Daughters of Liberty - women who organized to protest and boycott British goods • Urged colonists to make homemade goods • Thus, becoming economically independent More Taxes?

  10. DFS 5-1 No, because the Boston Tea Party occurred three years after the repeal of the Townshend Acts. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer.

  11. Checking for Understanding Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. __ 1. to refuse to buy items from a particular country __ 2. legal documents that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled __ 3. a formal expression of opinion __ 4. incoming money __ 5. rag figure representing an unpopular individual A. revenue B. writs of assistance C. resolution D. effigy E. boycott E B C A D Section 1-16 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.

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