Tighter British Control

1. Tighter British Control Objective: Explain how Britain’s policy toward the colonies changed after the French and Indian War and how the colonies reacted.

2. Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists? • 1763 – Proclamation of 1763 • Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains • Britain(King George) wants land to remain in hands of Native Americans to help keep peace • Colonists wanted the fertile land of the Ohio Valley; ignored the proclamation

3. Why did Parliament seek to impose greater taxes on the colonies? • Britain owed large debt from French and Indian War • Troops in colonies would raise the debt • Wanted colonies to pay part of the debt and to contribute to the costs of frontier defense and colonial government

4. Why did colonists oppose the Sugar Act? • 1764 – Sugar Act • Placed a tax imported goods such as sugar • Called for strict enforcement and harsh punishments • Colonial leaders – Parliament has no right to tax the colonies, since the colonies were not represented in Parliament. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” • Tyranny – absolute power in the hands of a single ruler

5. What was the Quartering Act? • 1765 – Quartering Act – cost saving measure • Required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers

6. How did the Stamp Act differ from previous taxes? • 1765 – Stamp Act • Law that required all legal and commercial documents to carry official stamp • Tax applied within the colonies; direct tax on the colonists • Had to be paid for in silver coin(scarce item)

7. In what ways did the colonists challenge the Stamp Act? • Patrick Henry from Virginia called for resistance to the tax • Stamp Act Congress sent a petition to the King • Boycott of British goods • Sons of Liberty –burned stamped paper; tarred and feathered custom officials

8. What eventually happened to the Stamp Act? • Repealed in 1766 • 1766 – Declaratory Act • Parliament has supreme authority to govern colonies