
Parliament and Protests
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Meghan Farley
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Parliament and Protests
The End of Salutary Neglect
The French and Indian War had been very expensive and left England in serious debt. In addition, the expanded British territory meant that there were constant land conflicts with the Native Americans. England sent a standing army to America to protect the colonists and those troops had to be paid.
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Multiple Choice
Why did England send a standing army to the colonies?
to arrest the Sons of Liberty
To protect the colonists from the Native Americans
To prevent further boycotts of British glass and ceramics.
To unite the Native Americans against the colonists
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Vocab
Salutary neglect: a period from 1607-1763 in which England did not strictly enforce Parliamentary laws, which allowed the colonies to flourish as almost independent states for many years.
Standing army: a professional army maintained even in peacetime.
Boycott: a protest in which people do not purchase controversial items.
Repeal: To undo a law
Treason: a crime against a government to which one should be loyal.
Monopoly: when one company has complete control of the entire market.
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Multiple Choice
How is a standing army different from a militia?
A militia is made up of volunteer citizens & a standing army consists of professional full-time soldiers.
A militia is made up of trainees for the standing army.
There is no difference just different terms.
The militia members have college degrees and make more money.
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Open Ended
How does a boycott work? Use complete sentences please!
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No Taxation Without Representation
So to pay the troops and pay off the war debt, Parliament enforced existing taxes more consistently and imposed new taxes such as:
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
Townsend Act
The Coercive Act (aka The Intolerable Acts)
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No Taxation Without Representation
James Otis, a Boston lawyer stated in response to the Sugar Act that Parliament did not have the right to tax colonists because colonists did not have representative in Parliament to debate the issue. Boston businessman Samuel Adams agreed with Otis and summed up Otis' position as "no taxation without representation." This became a rallying cry in the colonies.
Adams cofounded a secret society called the Sons of Liberty, which organized boycotts and protests. SOme of these evnts were violent.
Women formed a protest group known as the Daughters of Liberty, It urged Americans to use homemade (not imported) clothes and household goods. This was some of the first political involvement by women in America.
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Multiple Choice
Which Key American idea was developed by James Otis and coined by Samuel Adams?
Liberty and justice for all
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes
E pluribus unum
No taxation without representation.
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Multiple Select
How were women involved in political protests in the 1760s? Check all that apply.
They supported their husbands by writing letters
They formed the Daughters of Liberty
Supported boycotts by making clothes and household goods at home.
Joined the Sons of Liberty
Parliament and Protests
The End of Salutary Neglect
The French and Indian War had been very expensive and left England in serious debt. In addition, the expanded British territory meant that there were constant land conflicts with the Native Americans. England sent a standing army to America to protect the colonists and those troops had to be paid.
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