Chapter 8 The Road to War

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Chapter 8 The Road to War

• Lesson 1
• Pages 268/273

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taxation without representation!

• British govt. was collecting taxes to pay for
  French and Indian War expenses.
• American colonists were very mad about this new
  tax.
• Felt they should have delegates in the British
  Govt.
• Tyranny-is the cruel and unfair use of force or
  power.
• Rebel-to refuse to obey those in power

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Parliament

• Britains law making assembly
• Felt taxes were fair
• Wanted help to pay bills
• American colonists benefited from protection of
  British troops

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Stamp Act of 1765

• Tax passed by Parliament
• Placed on all written materials produced in or
  for the colonies
• Greatly angered the colonists
• Colonists had to pay tax on every
• newspaper
• pamphlet
• legal document

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Stamp Act

• Stamps proved that the tax had been paid
• Repealed due to protests

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Patrick Henry

• member of Virginia House of Burgesses
• said that anyone who paid the Stamp Tax was an
  enemy of Virginia
• was accused of treason

is the betrayal of ones country by giving help
to one of its enemies
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Samuel Adams

• Member of Sons of Liberty
• groups of colonists who organized protests
  against Britain throughtout the colonies
• wrote articles for Boston newspapers attacking
  the Stamp Act

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Sons of Liberty

• Organized by Samuel Adams
• Led protests against new taxes throughout
  Colonies
• Threatened stamp agents
• Destroyed stamps

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Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act of 1765
• repealed due to protests
• Forced colonists to pay taxes on everything
  imported from England
• Taxed
• tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint

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Boycott

• refuse to buy
• refuse to do business or to have contact with a
  person, country, or group
• Daughters of Liberty made a boycott of British
  goods succeed

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Daughters of Liberty

• Ladies in the Colonies
• Organized boycott to British goods
• Weaving cloth
• Boycotting products

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Assignment

• Take your Social Studies textbook and this
  PowerPack home tonight.
• Read the assigned pages of this lesson and review
  this set of provided class notes with your
  highlighting/notetaking.
• Complete the attached activity.
• Politely ask a parent or responsible adult to
  sign off that the above has been done.

Signature __________________________
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Assignment

• Grading Rubric
• Home/Study 50
• Chart 50
• Possible 100
• Points Earned ___

• Complete the attached cause and effect chart that
  covers the key elements of this period.
• Name _____________