2 2 The Empire Under Strain
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The Empire Under Strain
Stirrings of Revolt
The Stamp Act Crisis:The Act
Tax to raise revenue
Americans felt they had no representation in Parliament
The Stamp Act Crisis:The Protest
The “Trumpet of Sedition”–The House of Burgesses
The Stamp Act CongressThe “Sons of Liberty”
–Terrorists?
The Stamp Act Crisis: But Bruder, why was it such a big
deal?
It effected the wealthyIt invaded privacyIt effected those who knew how
to make a changeOh, now I understand
The Townshend Acts
Designed to raise revenueIs it an Internal or external tax?
Asserted control over colonial assemblies (one at a time)
The Tea Act
Exempted the East India Company from taxes
Created a monopolyHurt merchantsAnd LOWERED the cost of tea
The Tea Act
Again it effected the wealthy
Taxation without representation
England’s Perspective
Colonists paid less taxesLonger life expectancyGreater local representationVirtual representation in
ParliamentHighest standard of living in the
Western Hemisphere
“The Revolution was in the mind” – John Adams
A shift was occurring in the mind of colonists
They began to see themselves as Americans and no longer British