Precursors to the American Revolution

By Contortionqueen

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    A declaration from the King of England telling the colonists they could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    England placed taxes on molasses, sugar, some wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric, and painted calico. It also regulated exports of lumber and iron.

  • The Currency Act

    The Currency Act
    The colonies could not print or use their own money.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    A tax imposed on 54 kinds of paper, including playing cards, newspapers and wills.

  • The Quartering Act of 1765

    The Quartering Act of 1765
    The colonies had to house, feed and transport British soldiers.

  • The Townsend Act

    The Townsend Act
    A tax imposed on tea, glass, paper and paint,

  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The king forced 18 million pounds of tea into the colonies to save the East India Company.

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    A number of laws made to punish the colonies for the Boston tea party. It included the Boston Port Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.

  • The Boston Port Act

    The Boston Port Act
    The Boston Harbor was closed to all ships except for British ships.

  • Richard Henry Lee address the Continental Congress

    Richard Henry Lee address the Continental Congress
    Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution to the Second Continental Congress proposing idependence. This began our journey to independence from Britian.