Chapter 4: War for Independence Thomas Jefferson draws on Enlightenment ideas in drafting the Declaration of Independence. The colonies defeat Great Britain. - ppt download

Chapter 4: War for Independence Thomas Jefferson draws on Enlightenment ideas in drafting the Declaration of Independence. The colonies defeat Great Britain. - ppt download: I.The Colonies Organize to Resist Britain A. The Stamp Act Stamp Act (1765)—requires stamped paper for documents, printed items B. Stamp Act Protests Samuel Adams helps found Sons of Liberty, secret resistance group: - harass customs workers, stamp agents, royal governors Stamp Act Congress—colonies can’t be taxed without representation Colonial merchants boycott British goods until Stamp Act repealed Parliament repeals Stamp Act; passes Declaratory Act same day (1766) revolution/stamp-act revolution/samuel-adams