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He made preparations for carrying out his harsh laws on the American colonists. He put agents in all the colonial ports. He sent cruisers out upon the seas. He put agents in his own ports in England. And these agents were to watch and see that no smuggling went on.  \n1. Who was the king of England in 1765?  \nsmuggling  \nBy and by, it was discovered that these agents and the cruisers were costing a great deal of money.  \nMoreover, the money was not coming in from the colonies as the king had supposed it would.  \ncolonies  \n“Something is wrong,” said the king’s council. Then they sat down and reckoned up the year's work.  \nThis was what they learned: they had paid out seven thousand pounds to keep watch on the American portsand to patrol the seas, but the colonies had paid in only about two thousand pounds.  \ncouncil  \nThe Stamp Act of 1765-Page 2  \n“These laws are failures,” said the statesmen.  \n“They deserve to be,” said some of the English people.  \n“We told you that they would be,” said others.  \n“But why are we receiving so little revenue from the colonies?”asked George III. “The American ports have a great commerce. There should be ten times two thousand pounds in revenue coming from them.”  \n2. English money:  \na. dollars  \nb. francs  \nc. pesos  \nd. pounds  \n“The colonists are smuggling, sir,” answered the council.  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More  \n“Smuggling?” cried George III.“How dare these colonists disobey the laws of England! Enforce the writs of assistance. Put an officer into every port. Bid him carry out these laws, or pay the penalty!”  \ncommerce  \nwrits of assistance  \npenalty  \nThe writs of assistance were warrants, or laws, giving authority to officers to search houses for smuggled goods. They were put into action. Moreover, the officers themselves were threatened with fines, prison, and even death if they dared to neglect their duty.  \nNow, these writs of assistance were hard upon the colonists. They  \n[www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com)  \nThe Stamp Act of 1765-Page 3  \nwere hard upon the officers, too; for many of the officers knew that the king was wrong. Therefore, they had often pretended not to see the smuggling that went on right under their eyes.  \n3. The   were warrants, or laws, giving authority to officers to search houses for smuggled goods.  \na. colonists  \nb. habeas corpus  \nc. penalties  \nd. writs of assistance  \nAmong the colonists, there was great excitement when they learned what the king had done. “This is another act of tyranny!” they said. So meetings were called, and fiery speeches were made.  \ntyranny  \n“These writs are the laws a tyrant has made,” said James Otis of Boston. “A man's home ought to be his castle. So long as he is a good  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More  \ncitizen, he ought to be protected in his home. These writs destroy all this. Aman's home is no longer his castle. At any time, officers may break in and search it.”  \n4. Today, Boston is the capital city of  \nMassachusetts. Shade the state of Massachusetts on the map below.  \nAlthough these writs were now better enforced, revenue did not pour into the treasury of King George. The smuggling went on, but not so freely.  \n[www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com)  \nThe Stamp Act of 1765-Page 4  \nenforced  \n“Some new way must be thought of,” said George Grenville, England's prime minister. Grenville was an honest man—a man who meant to deal wisely and fairly with the colonies.  \n5. Who was the prime minister of England at this time?  \nOne day, Grenville called the colonial agents together, and said, “I think I see a way to raise money from the colonies—a way which will succeed, and which will not make the colonists angry.”  \nThen, Grenville set forth this plan: “England shall stamp paper. This shall be sent to the colonies and the colonists shall buy it. They shall use it in all business. 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