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Idea put forth by colonists in America that said
the government of England had no right to tax
the colonists without them having
representation in the British Parliament.
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Overall argument was that Britain had no right
to tax them.
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Law that ordered colonial assemblies to provide British troops with housing.
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Colonists were told to furnish the troops with bedding, cooking utensils, salt,
vinegar and beverages.
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The colony of New Jersey protested that the new law was as much of a tax
than the Stamp Act was.
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It cost money to house troops.
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Colonists believed that they shouldn’t have to pay simply because the soldiers
just took up space and did nothing.
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After the Townshed Acts were passed the
American colonist were determined not to pay
taxes that their assemblies had not voted on.
Sam Adams led the opposition to the
Townshed Acts.
Adams was gifted at stirring up protests
through his speeches and writing.
Because of his writing the colonies decided to
boycott British goods.
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In 1770 Lord North
determined that the
duties didn’t make up
for all the money
British merchants
were losing because of
the boycott.
He persuaded
parliament to repeal
all of the duties except
the tax on tea.
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On March 5, 1770 a noisy crowd began to throw
rocks and snowballs at British troops.
As the mob pressed forward someone knocked a
British soldier to the ground, troops panicked and
opened fire.
The first casuelty of the revolution, Crispus
Attucks was struck twice
The enraged crowd only went home after they
were told the troops would be tried for murder.
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After the Boston Massacre Samuel Adams used
the incident as an opportunity to drum up
support for an anti-British feeling.
He had Paul Revere engrave the soldiers firing
at peaceful unarmed citizens.
Prints of Revere’s image were distrubuted
throughout the colonies. Patriots saw the
Boston Massacre as proof that all troops should
be removed.
Loyalists saw it as more proof that troops were
needed.
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Boston lawyer John Adams was the one hero
that came out of the Boston Massacre.
He believed that every person deserved the
right to a fair trial.
He agreed to defend the troops, claiming the
were acting out of self-defense.
Jury found six of the soldiers not guilty and
two were found guilty of manslaughter.