Effects of the Stamp Act.

Question 1

What was the Declaratory Act?

Answer 1

Asserted that the colonies were subordinate to the crown, and said that Parliament had the full authority to make laws for the colonies.

Question 2

What happened in the aftermath of the Act’s repeal?

Answer 2

. Non-importation was abandoned.
. The Sons of Liberty virtually disbanded.
. Assemblies sent addresses of gratitude to the King.

Question 3

What issues did the Stamp Act raise?

Answer 3

Parliamentary sovereignty over the colonies. Demanding independence essentially meant demanding self rule.

Question 4

What shifts in power did it lead to?

Answer 4

Factions who could be charged over supporting the stamp act lost control of the assemblies.

Question 5

Give an example of the shifts in power.

Answer 5

Massachusetts- the Otis faction discredited Governor Bernard and Thomas Hutchinson for supporting the British policy. Led to in 1766, Bernard’s supporters taking a dramatic loss at the polls.

Question 6

What did British politicians believe after the stamp act?

Answer 6

Believed that they must reassert authority over the colonies or else they’d become independent by default.