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Pontiac’s War (1763)
 Chief of Ottawa village near Detroit
 felt threatened by British settlers
 Native Americans attacked settlers near Pennsylvania & Virginia in a series of raids
Proclamation of 1763
 King George III of Britain stated the Appalachian Mountains were the temporary western
boundary for all the colonies
 speculators & settlers angered because they wanted to move west
 created friction between Britain & the colonies
Sugar Act
 Lowered an earlier tax on molasses.
 Meant to stop the smuggling between the Colonies and the French West Indies.
Quartering Act
 Required colonists to provide shelter and food for British soldiers.
 Violated their rights as British citizens.
Stamp Act
 Taxed all legal documents and almost all printed material.
 Colonists protested the Stamp Act throughout the colonies.
Stamp Act Congress
 Met in NY in October of 1765
 Sent a petition to the King and parliament demanding the end of the Sugar Act and Stamp
Act.
 Also organized boycotts and protests of the acts.
Taxation without Representation
 “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny” Quote by James Otis.
 Main argument against taxes.
 Colonists had no one to represent them in Parliament whenever taxes were passed.
Declaratory Act
 Stated that Parliament had total authority over the colonies.
 Passed in response to the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Townshend Acts
 Meant to be less offensive than previous acts.
 Taxed only imported goods, such as glass, paper, lead, paint, tea.
 Set up writs of assistance (Court orders that allowed officials to search without telling
what they are searching for)
 Repealed on same day as the Boston Massacre.
Chapter 5 Section 2: The Colonists Resist Tighter Control
Boston Massacre
 March 1770, colonists threw objects at British soldiers at the Commons House.
 Soldiers fired, killing several colonists.
 Used as propaganda against British.
Crispus Attucks
 African American sailor active in Sons of Liberty
 Died at Boston Massacre
John Adams
 Boston lawyer, defended the soldiers involved in Boston Massacre.
 2nd President.
Committees of Correspondence
 Organized groups of colonists that wrote letters and pamphlets to keep all colonists
informed about events with the British.
Samuel Adams
 Leader of Sons of Liberty, organized the committees of correspondence