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Proclamation
This proclamation did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. TheBritish government feared the conflict between colonists and Native Americans would lead to another war. They also could not afford to pay British troops to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt they won the right to settle in the Ohio River Valley after winning the French and Indian War. -
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Road to Revolution
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Quartering Act
It was a money-saving measure that required the colonies to quarter, British soliders, and provide them with supplies. Parliament passed the Quartering Act in 1765. They put almost theBritish troops in New York. -
Townshend Act
Parliament passed the Townshend Act in 1767. New York Townshend Act was suspended assembly. Until New Yorkers agreed to provide housing for the troops. -
Tea Act/ Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty organized a group called the Boston Tea Party. Groups of men boarded three tea ship docked the tea in the Harbor. George Hewes, a Boston shoemaker, later called events. -
Intolerable Act
Parliament passed a law that punish the Massachusetts Colony and serve as a waring to other colonies. These laws were called Coercive Acts, but the colonists were so harsh they called it the Intolerable Act. -
Battle of Lexingtion and Concord
The Revoluntionary War was the first battle with Lexington and Concord. Patroits support therebels with the guns and more troopers. One trooper in Colonial had fored the "shot heard round the world." -
Oliver Branch Petition
The document asked the king to restore harmony between Britian and the Colonies. Members dislike the idea, but they didn't have a choice. The king rejected and punished the colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson were the committee od the Declaration of Independence
