History 2132A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Perpetual Union, Boston Port Act, Liberalism In Europe
25 Mar 2017
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Believed the colonies should help pay for this war. This developed a number of taxes and acts on the colonies. Sugar act 1764: first tax designed to raise revenue for the crown. All documents had to be printed on a paper made in. London, stamped with a revenue stamp paid in british currency. Colonists became patriots protest and agitate for independence. King george did not want to negotiate. Townshend act 1767: series of taxes levied in the colonies to raise revenue to pay. Governors/judges so they would be independent of colonial influence and strictly enforce british political and legal interests (placed taxes on glass, lead, paper, tea) British soldiers fired into crowd in boston. Soldiers were charged with murder, but defended by john adams (future president) A group lead by the sons of liberty. Dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor. Did this to piss of the british.
