Chap. 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774

Aftermath of the Stamp Act CrisisStamp & Sugar acts repealed 176610A 1770 a SoL poster announcingthe boycott of a Tory business.• A primary result of the Stamp Actcrisis was to reveal how wide wasthe gap between American colonialassemblies and British Parliament.• 1765. Boston. The Sons of Liberty(left) boycotted all English goods toprotest the Stamp Act.• 1766. Pressured by Englishmerchants, Charles Townshendsullenly repealed both the Stampand Sugar tax but issued a sternwarning to the Americansprotesters that Parliament hadevery right to tax them.• Tory Parliamentarians angrilyspoke out against the antics of theAmerican “crybabies.”Ch 5 Impl Breakdown 1763-74(24)