Chapter 6 – Section 1 Name of Act Year What it Said Proclamation l i off 1763 1 63 1763 Colonists are not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River Valley Sugar Act 1764 Colonists are taxed on sugar and molasses; officers could seize goods from smugglers without going to court Stamp Act 1765 Colonists must buy stamps to put on almost all printed materials Quartering Acts 1765 Colonists must give quarters, or food and shelter to British soldiers Declaratory Act 1766 Parliament had the right to make decisions for the colonies in all cases Townshend Acts 1767 Colonists are taxed on paint, glass, paper, and tea; everyday items Money collected the ll d from f h acts went to Great Britain Colonists l wanted d money to help h l improve life l f in the h colonies George Greville created the writs of assistance These laws let officers go into people’s houses without t out permission pe ss o to sea search c for o ssmuggled ugg ed goods Also created courts where people did not receive fair trials with juries. ▪ Officers were the juries Patrick Henry was responsible for f the protests against the Stamp Act (1765) He persuaded burgesses in Virginia to write a resolution‐ a formal opinion‐ saying it had the sole right i ht to t ttax Vi Virginians, i i nott P Parliament li t Coined the phrase, “No taxation without representation” ▪ Parliament did not have the right to make laws for the colonists ▪ Went against the colonial tradition of “self government”. Samuel Adams helped start an organization called the Sons of Liberty Members would protest the Stamp Act and create effigies of royal officials to burn and march through the streets (1765) Stamp Act drafted the St A t Congress C d ft d a petition titi tto th king and Parliament stating colonies could only be taxed byy their own assemblies (1765) 7 5 In March 1766, the Stamp Act was repealed, or cancelled ▪ Colonists did not trust the king or Parliament The same year Parliament passed the Declaratory Act A year later the Townshend Acts were passed which taxed all imported goods goods; everyday items used by the colonists they could not produce themselves. Angered the colonists even more Colonists were outraged by any laws that were Parliament passed Only their own representatives had the right to tax them Colonists C l i t would ld b boycott, tt lik like during d i the th Stamp St Act, A t allll British goods Women also protested Women organized groups Daughters of Liberty ▪ Urged Americans to ▪ Wear homemade fabrics ▪ Produce other goods that were only before available from Great Britain Wanted d the h colonies l to become b economically ll independent d d
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