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Chapter 4 Section 1

American Revolution. Chapter 4 Section 1. Colonies Grow Discontent:. The British victory in the war caused a huge amount of debt (Wars cost $$$). Since it was fought in America, the British felt that the colonies should help pay off the debt.

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Chapter 4 Section 1

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  1. American Revolution Chapter 4 Section 1

  2. Colonies Grow Discontent: • The British victory in the war caused a huge amount of debt (Wars cost $$$). • Since it was fought in America, the British felt that the colonies should help pay off the debt. • George Greenville: British Prime Minister and First Lord of Treasury who implements new tax policies in the colonies.

  3. Policies Against Colonies: • Royal Proclamation Act of 1763 • Spring 1763: Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe convinced several Native tribes to go to war against the British (Attacked on frontier). • Fearing another war, the British will pass this act to calm the natives who were angered with westward expansion. • They will draw a line south down the Appalachian Mountains. This line was the furthest a settler could live without British permission. • Angered colonial farmers and land speculators.

  4. Custom Duties • The British placed taxes on imports and exports which were ignored by the colonists. • Prime Minister passed a law that sent smugglers to a new vice admiralty court in Nova Scotia. • Colonists felt that this was a violation of their rights. They argued about a trial by jury, protection by British common law, and the right to a speedy trial.

  5. Sugar Act: • Officially called the Revenue Act of 1764. • Act changed taxes on raw sugar and molasses. • Merchants argued that the act hurt trade and it violated traditional English rights. • Under the act: Smugglers were presumed guilty, officials could seize cargo without due process, and improperly seized goods were not returned to owners.

  6. Currency Act of 1764: • Act banned the use of paper money in the colonies. • Angered the colonists who used paper money to pay off debts. • Reactions by Colonists: • Pamphlets emerged in all major cities. • James Otis: Argued that because the colonists had no representation in Parliament, the colonies could not be taxed to raise money for the government. • NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!

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