8th Grade Notes 12/2

Sons of Liberty 1765

Organized in New England (Boston)
They were people who were against the taxes and acts passed by British Parliament
Their goal was to stop the taxes and eventually repeal them
-Started by Samuel Adams
-Hung and burned effigies- rag figures that represent tax collectors or other British officials
They urged merchants and colonist to boycott British and European goods


Townshend Acts 1767

Tariffs (taxes) placed upon goods such as tea, paper, glass, and paint
The colonist had to import these items because they did not produce them

The Acts also insured that colonial officials, including governors and judges, would receive their salaries directly from the Crown.



Committee of Correspondence 1772

-Formed in Boston to keep other colonies informed about events that are occurring in Massachusetts. Later on it became a source of information throughout the colonies
-Helped unite the colonies against the British




“No Taxation Without Representation” 1765

-James Otis from Boston declared this during the Stamp Act Congress
-The colonies should not be taxed by Parliament if they could not vote in Parliament