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Road to Revolution
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Proclamation Line
In 1763, the King of England issued a Proclamation Line. The line was drawn to the left of the British colonies. It forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed the Stamp Act in March of 1765. It taxed all printed material with a government stamp. Colonists argued that it interferred with their freedom of the press. -
Quatering Act
After the war ended and the British acquired so much debt, it was too costly to send the British troops in America back to England. So in 1765, Parliament passed the Quatering Act. This act required colonists to house and supply British troops that were stationed in America. -
Declatory Act
The same day the Stamp Act was repealed, the Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. This act stated that Parliament could impose or enforce any law they wanted to and the colonies had no choice but to be obeident. -
Townshend Acts
In 1767, the British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. These acts placed taxes on imported goods, such as glass and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Violence erupted in Boston and British troops were called in. A fight broke out and when the smoked cleared, 5 colonists had been shot to death by British soliders. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments that were organized by the Patriot leaders of the 13 colonies within America. The Committees of Correspondence organized resistance againist the Brits. -
Tea Act
In May of 1773, the British government granted the East India Company a monopoly on the importation and sale of the tea in the colonies. As a result, there was tax added on to the purchasing of tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were outraged with the new taxation on tea. As a result of their anger, they dressed up as Native Americans and dumped $70,000 worth of British tea straight into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable or Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a set of British measures designed to punish the colonists that resided in Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. One of the new laws closed the Boston port until the settlers paid for the tea they dumped into the harbor. -
"Shot Heard Around the World"
"The Shot Heard Around the World" is a common phrase used to describe the start of the American Revolution. British troops and colonial militia fought in both Lexington and Concord, However, no one knows for sure who fired the first shot that was "heard around the world." -
Common Sense
"Common Sense" was written by Thomas Pane. The book called for absolute independence from the Brits. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written in order to declare to the Brits that the US was now a free nation. It was authored by Thomas Jefferson and inspired by John Locke.
