HIST 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Banastre Tarleton, Suffolk Resolves, List Of British Governments
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George iii assumed the throne of great britain in 1760. Britain considered the colonists subordinates whose main role was to enrich the mother country during the mid-1760"s. Britons believed that parliament represented the entire empire and had a right to legislate for it. Virtual representation : each member represented the entire empire, not just his. Americans began to insist that because they were unrepresented in parliament own district. and the british government could not tax the colonies, but they had little support. Writs of assistance issued by the british: general search warrants that allowed. James otis, boston, 1761: the writs were an instrument of arbitrary power, customs officials to search anywhere they chose for smuggled goods. destructive to english liberty, and the fundamental principles of the constitution . Proclamation of 1763: barred further settlement on lands west of the. Reduced the existing tax on molasses imported into north america from the french west indies.
