Taxation Without Representation: Sugar Act to Boston Massacre (1764–1770)

What this note covers

1. The Sugar Act (1764): Parliament Tests Its Authority
2. The Stamp Act (1765): The First Mass Mobilisation
3. The Townshend Acts (1767): Radicalising the Merchant and the Farmer
4. The Boston Massacre (5 March 1770): Violence as Propaganda
5. Colonial Responses: Pamphlets, Boycotts, and the Sons of Liberty
6. Key Individuals: Adams, Otis, Hancock, and Hutchinson
7. Historiographical Debates and Exam Application

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes