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Road to the Revolution
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Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act of 1763 didn't allow any settlements to be created west of the Appalachin Mountains due to lack of protection from the Native Americans. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act taxed Molasses, Foreign Maderia Wine, and Colonial exports of Iron, Lumber and other natural resources. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required all Legal Documents to have a Watermarking or Stamp on it. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonists to provide shelter and supplies for the British Soldiers. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Thew Declaration of Rights and Grievances declared taxes imposed on the Colonies were Unconstitutional. -
Decalatory Act
The Decalatory Act declares that the Stamp Act only has the right to tax the colonies. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act taxed tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint to help pay for the management of the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when a group of British Soldiers were being harrased by civillians. The Soldiers shot and killed three civillians and wounded two others. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 reduced the ammount taxed on imported British Tea, which gave merchants an unfair advantage in America. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when a bunch of Colonists dressed like Mohawk Indians dumped £9,000 worth of Tea into the water. -
First Continental Congress Meeting
The First Continental Congress meeting assembled 12 of he 13 colonies to talk about banning British Goods in the Colonies. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were acts passed to punish Massachusetts due to the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Bill banned any ships from loading or unloading in the Boston Harbor. The Massachusettes Governement Act put the election of most government officials under control of the King, it also got rid of the Massachusetts Charter of Government.
