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| interest for the common good |
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| warned against monarch's corruption in Parliament |
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| wealth was power; colonies' goods and trading benefited mother country |
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| aimed at rival Dutch shippers |
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| colonial imports/exports must go through British ports first to collect tariffs |
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| 2nd Navigation Act of 1663 |
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| AKA: Staple Act; English ships only, enumerated American goods; 75% of crew must be British |
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| Plantation duty, hurt small farmers more than large plantation owners |
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| British prime minister hired to help get Britain out of debt |
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| 1764: increased duty on sugar; "Revenue Act" |
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| Quartering Act of ________ |
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| 1765: colonists required to host British troops |
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| 1765: all legal and commercial documents required stamp tax |
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| George Grenville: all British subjects were represented in Parliament |
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| Stamp Act Congress of _______ |
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| 1765: 9/13 colonists in NYC; drafted statement of rights and grievances against king (ignored) |
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| Parliament repeals Stamp Act |
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| Declaratory Act of _______ |
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| 1766: reaffirmed Parliament's right to bind theh colonies in all cases |
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| Townshend Acts of ________ |
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| 1767: duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, tea; paid salaries of royal governors and judges in America |
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| Townshend suspends legislature in NY for failure to comply w/ Quartering Act |
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