AP US History AMSCO Guided Notes

3.3: Taxation Without Representation

AP US History Guided Notes

AMSCO 3.3 - Taxation Without Representation

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain how British colonial policies regarding North America led to the Revolutionary War
I. British Actions and Colonial Reactions

1. What was the chief reason for colonial discontent in the 1760s?

2. What was the core disagreement between Britain and the colonists regarding representation?

II. New Revenues and Regulations

A. The Sugar Act (1764)

1. What did the Sugar Act do and how did it affect colonists accused of smuggling?

B. The Quartering Act (1765)

1. What requirement did the Quartering Act place on colonists?

C. The Stamp Act

1. What was the Stamp Act and why was it significant as a new form of taxation?

III. Reaction to the Stamp Act

A. Political Protest

1. How did colonial leaders like Patrick Henry and James Otis respond to the Stamp Act?

2. What was the Stamp Act Congress and what did it resolve?

B. Violent Resistance

1. What was the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and what methods did they use to oppose the Stamp Act?

C. Economic Pressure

1. How did colonial boycotts of British goods help lead to the repeal of the Stamp Act?

D. Declaratory Act

1. What did the Declaratory Act assert about Parliament's power, and why was this significant despite the repeal of the Stamp Act?

IV. Second Phase of the Crisis, 1767-1773

A. The Townshend Acts

1. What taxes did the Townshend Acts impose and what was their intended purpose?

2. Why did colonists initially accept the Townshend Acts but then protest them?

B. Colonial Opposition

1. What arguments did John Dickinson make in his Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania?

2. What was the Massachusetts Circular Letter and how did British officials respond to it?

C. Repeal of the Townshend Acts

1. Why did Lord North urge Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts?

2. What did Parliament retain after repealing the Townshend Acts and what did this symbolize?

D. Boston Massacre

1. What happened during the Boston Massacre and how did Samuel Adams use this incident?

V. Renewal of the Conflict

A. Committees of Correspondence

1. What were the Committees of Correspondence and what role did they play in colonial resistance?

B. The Gaspee

1. What was the Gaspee incident and how did colonists respond to it?

C. Boston Tea Party

1. Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act and how did colonists respond to it?

2. What happened during the Boston Tea Party and what was the colonial reaction to it?

VI. Intolerable Acts

A. The Coercive Acts (1774)

1. What were the four Coercive Acts and what did each one accomplish?

B. Quebec Act (1774)

1. What did the Quebec Act establish and why did colonists view it as a threat?

VII. The Demand for Independence

1. How did Britain's intensifying crackdown on colonial resistance affect the movement for independence?

Key Terms

Patrick Henry

Stamp Act Congress

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

John Dickinson

James Otis

Samuel Adams

Massachusetts Circular Letter

Committees of Correspondence

Intolerable Acts

Parliament

George III

Lord Frederick North

Sugar Act (1764)

Quartering Act (1765)

Stamp Act (1765)

Declaratory Act (1766)

Townshend Acts (1767)

writ of assistance

Tea Act (1773)

Coercive Acts (1774)

Port Act

Massachusetts Government Act

Administration of Justice Act

Quebec Act (1774)