Colonies Boycotts

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Boycotting in the Colonies 1761-1776
Boycotting is the act of refusing to do something. The British taxed the colonies for many things and each time the colonies boycotted so that the British would repeal the acts. The Congress asked colonists to stop buying stamped and british goods. Their boycotts were a streak of incidents on british goods. The British taxed the colonies on almost all goods to have more revenue to pay off their debt from the french and indian war (APUSH). People say that the boycotts are what lead to the American Revolution (Non-Consumption). The first act that was passed was the Sugar Act. This act first started in March 1765 and this act was to put a tax on molasses and sugar. Parliament thought that this tax would stop …show more content…

July of 1765, The Sons of Liberty forced in terror to the British stamp agents causing them to quit their job post. The Colonies were in a financial crisis throughout the 1760’s. So there trade was slower than normal, they didn’t have much money and they were getting deeper in debt (Non-Consumption). In October 1965 The Stamp Act Congress gathered 9 delegates from the colonies in New York to make a testimony to tell exactly why they repealed the act (Stamp Act Congress). In 1766 George lll signed a statement canceling the act after an argument between him and Benjamin Franklin (the Townshend). In Boston people held a meeting and told the town (colonists) to defend themselves because the british army was getting bigger by the minute (the Townshend). The British had sent ships to attack in Boston. Some of Philadelphia’s merchants had started to boycott as well in March 1769 (the Townshend). George Mason; Virginia planter, politician, and a delegate, wrote a few laws that George Washington showed to the Virginia House of Burgesses. These laws were not passed because they were against taxation without representation, it was also against the British taking the colonists to court in England. A few days after, Virginia's royal governor wouldn’t let the House of Burgesses meet. So they added themselves to the boycott. The boycott soon had spread all

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