Causes of the American revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    The proclamation of 1763 was sighed by King George. The proclamation did not allow settlements west of the Appalachian mountains. People who lived west of the Appalachian mountains had to move east.
  • The sugar Act

    The sugar Act

    The sugar Act was made to pay for the french and Indian wars debt. The sugar Act increased the cost of coffee, wines, and indigo's. This Act was passed by Parliament.
  • The stamp Act of 1764

    The stamp Act of 1764

    The Stamp act was the first direct tax on colonies. The Stamp act taxed bills,newspapers, and pamphlets. The colonists could pay directly to the English.
  • The Quartering act

    The Quartering act

    This act allowed Troops to stay in peoples houses. unless a barracks is available to them. The people who the troops would have with would have to pay for there food and drinks.
  • The Townshend act

    The Townshend act

    Parliament sent more taxes on the American colonist to pay for protecting them. products taxed were such as paper, tea, and paints. The townshend act also made a board of commissioners.
  • The Boston massacre

    The Boston massacre

    The Boston Massacre happened when a group of people harassed British soldiers. Then the soldiers shot their guns.They ended up killing 3 colonists and injuring 8.
  • The Boston tea party

    The Boston tea party

    The Boston tea party was when a group called sons of liberty dumped forty-five tea into the Boston harbor. The sons of liberty were dressed as Mohawk Indians. The sons of liberty boarded 3 ships full of tea.
  • The Boston port act

    The Boston port act

    Boston closed their port until they made the money back from the spilled tea. they moved the capital to Salem. They also moved the port to Marblehead.
  • Impartial administration if justice act

    Impartial administration if justice act

    This act let the Governor of a colony move a trail to a different colony. Also they could be moves to England. They did this so the jury would not be bias.
  • The Quebec act

    The Quebec act

    The Quebec at was to give religious freedom to the Catholics of Quebec. It was also passed to gain loyalty from the majority of the French speakers. James Murray and Guy Carlton recommended the religious freedom of catholic's.