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The Road to Revolution: Colonist Discontent with British Control

Explore how taxes and control led to conflict between colonies and Britain before and after the French and Indian War. Understand the Stamp Act, boycotts, and the Intolerable Acts. Discover the shift in relationship dynamics and the concept of colonial taxation rights.

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The Road to Revolution: Colonist Discontent with British Control

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  1. ROAD TO REVOLUTION Vocabulary; Sugar Act Vice-admiralty court Stamp Act Duty Boycott Townshend Act Intolerable Act Concept #2 – Taxes & Control EQ: Why were the colonists growing more discontented with British control?

  2. What is this called? Before the French and Indian War • Britain pretty much ignored the colonies so… • Colonies did pretty much as they pleased After • Britain needed money Britain decides the $ should come from the colonies – why did this seem logical?

  3. The Relationship Changes between the colonies & the mother country • British start enforcing the mercantilist policies No more salutary neglect!

  4. French and Indian War At the end of the war, Great Britain incurred staggering debt so it • attempted to re-organize the colonies • recover some of the debt from the colonies through taxes Colonists believed: It was the right of their colonial assemblies to impose taxes, not the prerogative of the King or Parliament

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