HIS 3728 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Edenton Tea Party, William Tryon, Townshend Acts

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Treaty of paris 1763- security british control of french canada and the vast region between the appalachian and the mississippi river. Aftermath of the french and indian war: the stamp act crisis. 1738- smallpox epidemic resulted in traditional social dn political institutions. Proclamation line of 1763, promised indians weest of the line protection from any further white encroachment. Sugar act of 1764- attempted to increase revenue by reducing half the duty on imported sugar and molasses imposed in 1733. Currency act of 1764- forbade use of bills of credit in colonies. Quartering act of 1765- british troops required to sleep in people"s homes. Stamp act 1765- finance the empire, required a stamp duty be put on playing cards, legal documents, ship clearances, and newspapers. Summer of 1765, moore (judge) decried practice of taxation without representation. No official stamps, no trade from incoming vessels, no publication of newspapers.

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