The Proclamation of 1763 After colonists fought along side British in the French & Indian War, King George decided that colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mts (even though the colonists had helped the British secure that land from the French)

The Stamp Act The British had debt from an expensive war. It’s tough maintaining a power kingdom! Beginning in the mid 1760s, they began to levy new taxes against the colonies. The Stamp Act taxed everyday items such as newspapers and playing cards. The problem? The colonists don’t have a representative in Parliament. They cannot express any disapproval of new taxes.

The Quartering Act As a result of the French & Indian War, many British troops were stationed in the colonies. British Parliament passed a law saying that local American governments (towns, villages) must provide accommodations (quarters) for these British troops. At times, troops had to stay in colonists’ private homes!

The Boston Massacre As the colonists got more rowdy, more and more British soldiers were set to the colonies. In March of 1770, a group of angry colonist began to “harass” British soldiers standing guard at an official British building in Boston, Mass. One thing leads to a another, and the British soldiers end-up firing upon the angry mob of colonist. One man dies.

The Tea Act In 1773, England passed the “Tea Act” which creates a monopoly on tea. The price of tea actually goes DOWN, however… The colonists want consumer freedom (choice) in the matter, so they respond with

The Intolerable Acts As tension increases between the British and the colonists, the British decide to “crack down” and issue the Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts). The Acts do the following: 1. Close the port of Boston (to trade) 2. Take-away colonial elected governor of Massachusetts and install a British governor 3. Allow trials of royal officials (like those charged in the Boston Massacre) to take place OUTSIDE of Mass. 4. A new (second) Quartering Act

First Continental Congress Declaration of Independence!

Tensions between American Colonists and the British Fill in any missing blanks and answer these questions: The __________ _______ passed by English Parliament taxes things such as newspapers and playing cards. Colonists were angry. The Proclamation of__________ says that colonists may not settle west of the Appalachian Mts Colonial “Minutemen” and British soldiers clash in the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord What sort of feelings did British policies evoke from the colonists? What period of time/philosophical movement inspired Americans to feel this way? In 1773, England passes the Tea Act, which creates a monopoly on tea. The colonists respond by having the _____________ _____ __________. Their punishment is the _____________ _________ The Quartering Act: American protestors are killed by British Soldiers in the ___________ ___________ in March of 1770 The Intolerable Acts: