Leading to American Revolution, Stamp Act

1. 8-2.2— Summarize the response of S.C. to
events leading to the American Revolution,
including the Stamp Act, Tea Acts, & the
Sons of Liberty.

2. And the bickering begins…
 Events leading up to the Revolutionary War were the
result of the British crown & Parliament trying to
impose taxes on the colonists to pay for the French &
Indian War
 Colonists believed that only their colonial assemblies
has the right to impose taxes, not the prerogative of
the king or Parliament

3. Click pic for
video: French
and Indian
War Changes
Fate of
America
(18:54)

4. The Stamp Act
 The most important tax imposed by
Parliament was authorized by the
Stamp Act: Taxed individuals directly
 “No taxation without representation!”
 Colonist created the Stamp Act
Congress
 Boycotted British goods; led to repel of
Stamp Act
 Sons & Daughters of Liberty:
 Sons: intimidated & persuasion tactics
 Daughters: Spinning Bees & refusal to
buy British products
Symbol for Daughters of Liberty

5. Townshend Duties
 Colonist
refused to
accept this tax
because it was
designed to
collect
revenue, not to
regulate trade
A printed reaction to the Townshend Act by a
colonist

6. The Tea Act
 The Tea Act was NOT a tax
 The Act gave the financially struggling British East
India Company exclusive rights to sell tea in the
colonies by Parliament
 Tea was boycotted because of the imposed tax under
the Townshend Acts
 (Even though boycotting had resulted in many repels
of Townshend Acts, tea was NOT one of those)

7. Boston Tea Party
 The Sons of Liberty were fearful that a cheap tea would
hurt their boycott efforts
 In Boston, they threw shipments of tea overboard
 In S.C., Georgetown & Charles Town had smaller “tea
parties” (small protests), but still allowed tea to be sold
 The Boston Tea Party Resulted in Parliament passing
what colonist referred to as “Intolerable Acts”
 Colonial delegates were
sent to address the problems
with these Acts

8. S.C.’s Role in it all…
 1774, representatives from across the SC colony met in
Charles Town to elect representatives to send to
Philadelphia for the Continental Congress
 They also established a General Committee of 99
individuals to govern the colony instead of the royal
governor
 Henry Middleton (elected president of the
Continental Congress) established a non-importation
& non-exportation agreement
 S.C. delegates argued that rice was essential to the
survival of the colony, so rice trade should be allowed

9. “The shot heard ‘round the world”
Importance of:
•Lexington & Concord
•Second Continental Congress
Sequence of Events
Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Lexington & Concord
Second Continental Congress
WAR