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Proclamation of 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 couldn't afford to pay British troops to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt that they had 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
This act let British soldiers stay in colonists houses. The colonists would have to provide them with supplies. Some colonists agreed, where as some didn't. The British put them in colonists houses to save money that was lost in the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an official stamp that was placed on commercial documents. The stamp showed that a tax has been paid. It applied to all the colonists...not only the merchants like the Sugar Act. The colonists boycotted it until Congress repealed it. -
Townshend Act
To raise revenue, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. These acts placed taxes on glass, paint, lead, tea, and other goods. To repeal the Townshend Acts, the colonists boycotted British goods. -
Tea Act and Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act gave Britian control over American tea trade and the colonists still had to pay taxes on tea. Tea would only be sold by Britian's East India Trade Company. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists were angry about the taxes on tea. The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and they boarded 3 ships. The colonists destroyed 342 crates of tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Britian was very angry about the Boston Tea Party. In response, Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts. The acts included that Britian closed the ports of Boston until the colonists payed for the crates of tea that they destroyed, they banned committies of correspondence, they allowed British to settle wherever necessary, and they allowed British official trials to be in Britian. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British soldiers came upon a militia. “Shot heard around the world” started the Revolutionary War. No one knew who shot but the fight began. The British won and marched to Concord. In Concord, a militia waited for the soldiers and the second fight started. The redcoats were forced to retreat but got shot down from minutemen hidden in the trees. -
Olive Branch Patition
The Continental Congress met and wrote a letter to the king to declare peace. The king rejected the letter and punished the colonists. He closed all the ports and put a very high tax on all imported goods. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress creates the Declaration of Independence. It claims the independence of the colonies and that people have rights that the government cannot take away. It states that if the government disregards these rights, it loses its rights to govern. Also, they can form their own government that will protect their rights if the government won’t.
