Chapter 5 discusses the new and ultimately disastrous course Britain adopted in dealing with America after the French and Indian War including the Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Acts, Currency Act, Sugar Act, and Stamp Act. Intercolonial unity and resistance resulted, including boycotts, nonimportation, the Stamp Act Congress, and the Boston Tea Party, culminating in the convening of the First Continental Congress. Following the French and Indian War heightened tensions between Native Americans and American colonists flared into warfare; in the Carolinas a Regulator Movement demonstrated colonial tension among colonists. Most Americans were concerned over the violations of their rights, but disagreed over how far to carry their resistance.
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
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Explain the problems facing Britain after the French and Indian War and list the Parliamentary laws and changes in British taxation that were passed in trying to solve these problems.
- Explain the political ideologies that affected the relationship between Britain and the colonies.
- Discuss colonial reaction to the various British measures including nonimportation, the Sons of Liberty, committees of correspondence, the Stamp Act Congress, and the Boston Tea Party.
- Identify the various colonial conflicts with the Native Americans and explain how these conflicts illustrated problems connected with the acquisition of western lands.
- List the Intolerable Acts and explain their purpose and their impact on Britain’s relationship with the colonies.
- Discuss the First Continental Congress and its accomplishments.
- Understand the political division developing within the American colonies and explain the emergence of the Whig and Tory factions.
