A Party & a Massacre

MacCarthy

Questions

Q1: What were the different points of conflict between the colonists and the British? Create

Bubble Map to describe them

Q2: How do we know that the colonists from different colonies began to work together?

Q3: How did issuing the Tea Act lead to more problems for the British and the colonies?

Townshend

• Britain repeals the Stamp Act and Sugar Act

• Still in debt

• New York refuses to pay for Quartering British soldiers

Townshend

• Townshend Acts passed to raise revenue• =more money to pay off debts

• Suspend NY colonial government

• Duties=taxes on imports

• Writs of assistance

Townshend

• Taxing without permission

• Violating Natural Rights

• Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

Massacre

• Riots getting out of control

• Britain calls in more troops

• Problems with troops and colonists

• Tension

Massacre

• British soldiers fire on colonists, kill 5

• Paul Revere

• 7 of 8 found innocent in British court

• Symbol of tyranny

Party

• Townshend Acts repealed

• Colonies communicate

• Tax on tea, British East India Company

• Boycotts and more

Party

• Sons of Liberty

• Tea in Boston Harbor

• Offer to repay

• Britain is POed