The Road to Revolution

  • Proclamation on 1763

    Proclamation on 1763
    intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.
  • The Sugar Act

    the Act lowered tax on molasses imported by the colonist
  • The Stamp Act

    This act placed tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies
  • The Declaratory Act

    It stated that parliment had the right to Tax and make decisions for the british colonies
  • The Townshend Acts

    they made this to avoid problems what the stamp act caused
  • Seized the Liberty

    Custom officilas seized the Liberty a ship beloning to John hancock. the Custom officials thought john hancock was using the ship for smuggling but he was using it to unload wine and New supplies
  • Boston Massacre

    A fight broke out between town people and soldiers
  • Tea Act

    To save the east india Company
  • The Coercive

    Very harsh laws entended to punish the people of massachussets for their resistance
  • The Quebec Act

    this set up a permanent government for quebec and granted religious freedom to french catholics.