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Proclamation 1763
This proclamation did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. the British government feared the conflict between colonists and Native Americans would lead to another war. They also could not afford to pay British troop to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt they had won to right to settle in Ohio River Valley after winning the French and Indian War. -
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Road to Revolution
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. This act called for strict enforcement and hard punishment for ones who do not follow the law. -
Quartering Act
This act forced the colonists to quarter or house the soilders when needed. most of this act occured in New York. -
Stamp Act
This act required all legal documents to carry the the official stamp of Britian showing that the colonists have paid their taxes. All documents such as diplomas, contracts, and wills had to have a stamp. -
Townshend Act
When colonists refused to follow orders, the Parliament passed the townshend Acts. The first Townshend Acts suspended New York's assembaly until New Yorkers agreed to house British Troops. -
Tea Act, Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed the Tea Act which gave the British East Indian Company control over the American trade. This meant that colonists who had not paid tax on smuggled tea nownhad to pay tax on this regulated tea. This angered the colonists and made them wonder what Parliament would do next. This caused protests and led to the Boston Tea Party. On a December evening colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed to punish the Massachusetts colony and warn other colonies. one of the acts was closing the Boston ports until the damaged tea was paid off. Another made Britian house troops when needed. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the Revolutionary War were Lexington and Concord. People would now have to choose sides and back up their opinions. Supporters of the British were called loyalists and supportesof the rebles were patriots. -
Decleration of Independence
The Decleration of Independence was the document written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britian. The writers were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomos Jefferson.