These were acts that were not tolerable for he colonists, the harder rules to follow.
Quebec Act
Horrified colonists. People from the colonies torture pople that were in favor of intolerable acts.
There was an organization made in Pennsylvania and every colony met there Georgia because it was one of the colonies with more problems in violence and that did not obey orders so they were not in favor of this Acts.
The english people sended worskship to Boston. To punish the Boston Parliament they put Coercive Act so theis close Boston ports and there was no trade.
What was the couse of this? This was cause because the colonists were very mad with the British and they were trying to cut the trade between these two countries.
England sended 400 troops to Boston because they needed to control the rights and because there was being to much violence.
There was a Massacre called the Boston Massacre. How did this started? Well, in March 1770 there was a bunch of people protesting. One of them threw snowballs and rocks to the soldiers and the soldiers thought they were being attacked so they fired back and killed 5 colonists. One of the colonists killed was called Crispus Attuck.
Patriots were lead by Samuel Addams. He created a Comettee of Corresponding that was like a mail. Comettees provided leadership.
San Colonial leaders opposed to the taxes. These was very important because it brought alot of violence into the colonies. Nine colonies sent delegated to the Stamp Act congress.
What was Boycott? This consisted in that you did not buy things coming from England.
They would spun the thread to make colth and make clothes for not buying things from England. So we can see that they really took seriouse these boycott.
Who was Charles Townshed? He was a financial officer to the crown. He thought colonies would accept taxes, but that didnt happened. He invented an act in 1767 called Townshend Act.
Colonists began to protest the taxes were to high. The largest riots happended in Boston.
In 1764 the colonial merchants are now rich. There was a new minister called George Grenville wich he proposed on getting money by enforcing the laws. There was a law known as Sugar Act wich lower the price of colasses, molasses come from the sugar cane. He created courts to that can be named as jails too because they consisted on getting the bad guys and putting them inside the courts.
There were creations of new acts like for example:
Stamp act: Required all printed things had to have a stmp. If you disobey you would be punished.
One of the main differences was thet British constitution was not formal. Another good difference was that 2/3 of the man in the Colonies had the right to vote and in England just 1/4 of their men. These are the two main differences in the colonial governements.
Maybe you ask yoursel, for what did they use the taxes. Well in the early 1760 the money for the taxes in the early 1760 were used to pay for the judges and the governor. People from the colonies think think these was not right.
The governor and the people with alot of power thought they had the right to rise the taxes up.
People from the colonist rebel and they saw they had the right to govern themselves, not being governed by others.
The American colonies enjoyed the protection from the indians paying less, almost free. Colonists profited from the trading. Most important thing is that they cheriched their political right they had as British.
The colonists Political Heritage
British enjoyed the due process of common law (Law Administration of Justice) There was a judge who decided if you were guilty of not of the bad thing you did.
There was something called Freedom of Press wich means you say and write what you wanted.
There were no taxes unless it were imposed by representative.
British government is a model
They had a branch governmentsÑ Executive, Legislative and Parlaments.
Parlaments were like: House of commodors and House of Lords.
House of Lords
It was formed by Aristocrats, a nobility, elite and priviledged upper class. Aristocrats were inherited in the House of Lords, but the House of Commodors depended on the elections, but they were by a very small number of people. Each colony excepted for Pennsylvania had two house legislation. One was an elective assembley and the other one was the council of provinent colonists, apointed by the Governor.
Only Conneticut and Rhode Island elected the governor. In Pennsylvania the whole assembley was elected. People from the parlament could not be elected.
In 1770 Lord North insisted ¨I never acquise (agree) That all men are equal¨.
There was a Triangular trade between England, America and Africa. There was a big war called French and Indian war in wich 90% of the people in France were poor.
French and English people had a war and George Washington commanded the troops. Europeans called it ¨Seven Year War¨. Europe, Asia and West Indies were involucrated in this war. Indians attcked Pennsylvania and Virginia.
In 1763 there was a treaty called Treaty of Paris that consisted with the war. British was declered triunphant. They kept great lakes and part of Florida.
We are 2 students named Diego and Gerardo from DelCampo International School. This is a task or work for our US History class that we created ourselves. We hope you enjoy it :)
