(1) Tensions escalated between British colonists and Native Americans in the Ohio Valley in the 1760s. The British treated the Native Americans worse than the French had. Pontiac, an Ottawa leader, rose up and captured most British forts, but his request for negotiations was denied. (2) The British issued the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Many colonists ignored this proclamation and continued to claim western lands. (3) Britain imposed new taxes on the colonies to help pay off war debts, including the Sugar Act and Stamp Act. The colonists protested that these taxes were unjust since they lacked representation in Parliament.

1. ___/___________________
Mrs. Gander
Social Studies Period ______
___________________________
Chapter 5 Lesson 2: Turmoil over Taxation
(1) New Troubles on the Frontier
 Tension between the colonists and the __________________
escalated in the 1760s in the Ohio Valley.
 ____________________________ was sent in 1762 by the British
government to keep order between the two groups.
 The British did not treat the Native Americans as the ___________
had; the British were not as kind or willing to work with the Native
Americans.
 _____________, an _______________, rises as a leader among the
Native Americans.
 Most of the British forts in the _________________ end up being
captured by Pontiac and his “army”.
 Pontiac requests _________________ when the British eventually
regain their forts but is denied in ______________________.
 One by one the Native American nations stop fighting the _________.
 This is later called ___________________.
(2) Proclamation of 1763
 The British issued the _____________________, which drew an
imaginary line across the crest of the _______________________
and the colonists were expected to not cross it.
 ____________________ sent to enforce the proclamation but many
do not leave the coast.

2.  Many colonies claimed land ____________ of the line and most
people ignored the proclamation.
 ___________________ travels throughout Kentucky in 1767 and
spends two years exploring the state starting in 1769.
(3) Britain imposes new taxes
 Britain was heavily in _________ after the ___________________
and decided that the colonies would help pay off some of the debt.
 Sugar Act
 _______ – Parliament issued the Sugar Act, which taxed
_______________, a valuable item in the triangular trade.
 Previously the tax on molasses was so high that many simply
____________________________ but now the tax was
significantly lower.
 Stamp Act
 Parliament also imposed the Stamp Act in 1765, which
colonists had ______________________.
 The act required that a stamp be placed on all legal documents,
newspapers, playing cards, and almanacs.
(4) Protesting the Stamp Act
 The colonists were __________________________ and
Parliament was shocked by the disturbances.
 “________________________________________!”
 The colonists claimed the taxes were unjust since they did not
have representation in Parliament.

3.  Stamp Act Congress – _______________, ____________________
sent representatives to draw up a petition that rejected the Stamp Act
and that Parliament had no right to tax.
 Parliament ignored the petition.
 The colonists rallied together to _________________________.
 The boycott helped to force Parliament to _________ the Stamp act
in ________.
(5) The Townshend Act
 ____________ Parliament passed the _________________,
which taxed glass, paper, paint, lead and tea.
 Custom agents were sent to collect taxes and stop smuggling.
 They were given _________________________ in which the
officials were allowed to inspect a ship’s cargo without given
reason.
 Colonists argued that since they were ________________ the
writs of assistance were illegal in America as it was _________
in Britain.
 The ______________________________________ were
formed to protest the taxes.
(6) New Colonial Leaders
A.
B.
______ Samuel Adams of Boston, worked behind
the scenes arranging protests and stirring public
support.
______ John Adams, lawyer, was more cautious
than his cousin Sam, and his knowledge of British
law earned him much respect.

4. C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
______ Mercy Otis Warren wrote plays that made
fun of British officials.
______ Warren and Abigail Adams used their pens
to spur the colonists into action and called for greater
rights for women.
_____ George Washington, a member of the House
of Burgesses, protested the Townshend Act.
______ Patrick Henry was also extremely vocal
about British policies.
______ T ______ Thomas Jefferson became influenced by
Henry’s speeches.
(7) The Boston Massacre
 Disputes arose in _______________ over the
________________.
 The act stated colonists had to provide
_____________________________________________ to
soldiers stationed in the colonies.
 Britain dismissed the _______________________ after they refused
to obey the law.
 Soldiers were sent to Boston to _________________ but they were
publicly insulted or even beaten by colonists.
 _______________ a crowd of colonists were fired on by British
soldiers after they were provoked; ____________ people were shot.
 _________________ represented the soldiers later in court.

5.  During this time ______________________, people who wrote letters
and pamphlets reporting to other colonies events taking place.
 The same day as the Boston Massacre ______________ repealed
most of the ________________________________and most of the
taxes.
 The only tax that remained in effect was the _________________.

6.  During this time ______________________, people who wrote letters
and pamphlets reporting to other colonies events taking place.
 The same day as the Boston Massacre ______________ repealed
most of the ________________________________and most of the
taxes.
 The only tax that remained in effect was the _________________.