Sunday, November 25, 2007

Revolution Movie Notes 09/19/07

MA death of effegy of Stamp Man

T. Hutchinson enforce stamp act

65, Mob assembles outside his house, burn it down

Firm believer in law, personally against stamp act

Boycott of Br. Goods

Franklin lobbies for repeal of Stamp Act

Parliament yields and repeals Stamp Act

British felt America had reached maturity

Declaratory Act

Absolute right of Parliament to make laws in all areas

Identical Act used against Ireland

Boycott again

Hierarchy between commoners and wealthy

Classes destabilized by boycott

British Ministry names leaders of Boycotts

Sam Adams

Tarring and Feather was brutal. Removal of tar took flesh off with.

Troops sent to Boston to quell rioters

Open fire on rioting Bostonians; Boston Massacre

Franklin reads letter from Hutchinson, pro british control

Sends letters to Boston Radicals, scapegoat of Hutchinson

Tea Tax, low tea prices + tax

Colonists object to tax

When tea arrives in Boston, Hutchinson doesn't send it back

Boston Tea Party

Hearing to remove Thomas Hutchinson

Franklin leads hearing

1765: Quartering Act

Colonists must house soldiers and provide supplies

1766: Townshend Act

Tax on glass and paint and some paper; for defense purposes

1768: Seizure of the Liberty

British need Liberty's supplies

1770: Boston Masacre

Fistfight breaks out, escalates to small riot

Fire into the crowd

6 were acquitted, 2 found guilty of manslaughter

1773: Tea Act

Boston Tea Party

Disguised as Mohawks

Sons of Liberty, led by Sam Adams

Disciplined

1774: Coercive Acts

Punishment for Boston Tea Party

Tax for all ships coming in and out of Boston Harbor

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