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Road to Revolution
Proclamation of 1763BRITISH ACTION
• After the French-Indian War (1754-1763) land west of the 13 original colonies was open for settlement
• To avoid conflict with Native Americans, Great Britain passed a law that stopped colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763COLONIAL REACTION
• The colonists who fought in the war wanted access to the land in the Ohio River Valley
• Thus, the law limited colonial liberties and opportunities to move west
Sugar Act - 1764BRITISH ACTION
• To pay off the debts from the war England raised revenue through taxation
• The Sugar Act raised taxes on imports of sugar and molasses
• And placed new taxes on silk, wine, coffee, and indigo
Sugar Act - 1764COLONIAL REACTION
• This law increased the cost of goods coming into the colonies
• Therefore, their economic opportunities were limited
Quartering Act- 1765BRITISH ACTION
• After the war, Great Britain left military troops in the colonies for protection
• The Quartering Act forced colonists to house British troops
Quartering Act- 1765COLONIAL REACTION
• Obligated to provide shelter to British troops took away individual liberties and violated rights of privacy
Stamp Act - 1765BRITISH ACTION
• In response to an increase in colonial smuggling (to avoid the Sugar Act)
• British law that required stamps to be bought on most printed materials
Stamp Act - 1765COLONIAL REACTION
• These taxes further restricted the economic opportunities
• Colonists began to protest by…– Harassing Tax
Collectors– Boycotting British goods– Organizing protest
groups like the “Sons of Liberty”
Townshend Acts - 1767BRITISH ACTION
• Put increased taxes (custom duties) on imports (ex. lead, glass, paint, paper)
• Stationed troops at major ports to protect custom officers
Townshend Acts - 1767COLONIAL REACTION
• The continued economic restrictions prompted protests of “taxation without representation”
Boston Massacre - 1770BRITISH ACTION
• British troops stationed at Boston Customs House
• Angry colonial mob began to taunt soldiers
• Soldiers fire into crowd killing 5 colonists
Boston Massacre - 1770COLONIAL REACTION
• Colonial agitators label the event a “massacre”
• Paul Revere’s engraving published in the colonies
Tea Act - 1773BRITISH ACTION
• Created favorable business terms for the struggling British East India Company
Tea Act - 1773COLONIAL REACTION
• Upset at the unfair and unequal economic conditions Colonial rebels dump 18,000 pounds into Boston Harbor
• Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts - 1774BRITISH ACTION
• King George III attempts to tighten control of the colonies
• Shut down Boston’s port and
• Banned town meetings
Intolerable Acts - 1774COLONIAL REACTION
• Restricted economic opportunities (again) and denied political rights
• Colonial leaders begin to organize and callef for the 1st Continental Congress
Lexington & Concord - 1775BRITISH ACTION
• British General Gage orders troops to Concord to seize colonial weapons
Lexington & Concord - 1775COLONIAL REACTION
• Paul Revere’s Ride
• Minutemen intercept British “red coats” and engage in battle
2nd Continental Congress1775
• Creates “Continental Army• George Washington appointed General• Create group of 5 men to draft
Declaration of Independence