Chapter 5, Lesson #1
British won the French & Indian War
 Needed to protect colonies
 Proclamation Line of 1763
 Sent 10,000 troops
 Britain need $ to pay for troops and war costs.
 Increased colonists’ taxes
 Many colonists resorted to smuggling
To stop smugglers:
 Writs of Assistance: (search warrants) documents that
allowed the officers to search almost anywhere—shops,
warehouses, and even private homes—for smuggled
goods.
1764, Sugar Act:
 Lowered taxes on sugar and molasses.
 Tried to stop smuggling.
 Allowed officers to seize goods from
accused smugglers without going to court.
Colonists were angry!
 violated their rights
 right to a trial by jury
 innocent until proved guilty
 right to be secure in their homes—without
officers barging in to search
1765, Stamp Act:
 Taxed almost all printed materials.
 Newspapers
 Wills
 Playing cards
Colonial Response:
 Sons of Liberty
 Burned stuffed figures of tax collectors
 Boycotted British goods (did not buy)
Declaratory Act:
British repealed law but officially declared
they had right to impose any taxes.
1767, Townshend Acts:
 Named after Charles Townshend
 British decided to tax colonists on imported items.
 Glass, lead, paints, paper, tea.
 Tax was paid when goods arrived to colonies, not in
stores.
 Thought this would make colonists happy – it didn’t.
Colonists angry! (again)
 Women boycotted by making their own clothes
 Used more homemade goods
 Daughters of Liberty formed