Causes of The American Revolution
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
Salutary Neglect Web Quest Questions
http://www.landofthebrave.info/salutary-neglect.htm
1. What is Salutary Neglect?
2. Why were the colonists angered by the British reversing the policy of Salutary Neglect?
3. What acts were introduced by the English after the reversing of the policy of Salutary Neglect that enforced trade between the colonies and England?
Taxation Without Representation
The British Parliament had controlled colonial trade and taxed imports and exports since 1660. By the 1760s, the Americans were being deprived of a historic right. The English Bill of Rights had forbidden the imposition of taxes without the consent of Parliament. Since the colonists had no representation in Parliament, the taxes violated the guaranteed Rights of Englishmen.
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send British troops to America. The British policy of Salutary Neglect was not documented. The policy and era of Salutary Neglect lasted from the 1690's to the 1760's and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade.
Taxation without Representation Video Questions
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act
1. What were some of the Acts introduced by the British to pay for the French and Indian Wars?
2. How did the colonists react to each of these taxes?
3. What was the much hated acts passed by the British after the Boston Tea Party?
Causes of the American Revolution
By: Rudraksh Joe DasGupta
Period: 03