Steps to the American Revolution Gaby Santiago S.S. 4 th Period November 5, 2010

After the British won the French and Indian War…….…..  their government’s action angered the colonist

Navigation Acts- ( ’s)  The Navigation Acts ……  Controlled trade between England and the colonies  Passed the sugar act which put taxes on sugar  It also passed the Currency Act which put Great Britain in charge of the colonist currency (the colonist could not issue money in any form)

Navigation Acts- ( ’s) {Continued}  The colonist….  Some obeyed the Navigation and some colonist started to smuggle goods which lead England to pass the Sugar Act to enforce the Navigation Acts  The colonist did not like the Sugar Act and most ignored it  More conflict between the American Colonies and England Arose.

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Proclamation of 1763  The Proclamation…  (passed by King George III and Parliament) It recognized the Indians right to the land west of the Appalachian Mountains  It did not allow the colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

 The Colonist…  Disregarded the proclamation  Many were angered because most of them had already bought land west of the mountains  The French and Indian War had created peace for the first time in many years but the Proclamation of 1763 created more friction between Great Britain and the colonist in North America Proclamation of 1763 {Continued}

Stamp Act-(1765)  The Stamp Act…  Taxed anything printed on paper by requiring to get it stamped or sealed by British officials  Was passed by Parliament who ignored the colonial self - government  Parliament passed this law as an effort to raise money

Stamp Act-(1765) {Continued}  The colonist…  Were very mad and sent a request to Parliament so the act could be repealed (Stamp Act congress)  In March 1766 the act was repealed by congress and the colonist celebrated

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Son’s of Liberty- (1765)  The Son’s of Liberty …..  Were started by Samuel Adams in Boston  Members went to the streets and protested the Stamp Act.  They were true rebels, they burned houses belonging to royal officials, they marched through the streets shouting that Americans had the right to tax Americans, and they also burned effigies representing unpopular tax collectors.  Soon there were Son’s of Liberty in every colony  The British were mad

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Declaratory Act- (1766)  The Declaratory Act…  Was passed on the same day the Stamp act was repealed by Parliament and the king  It stated that Parliament had the full authority over legislation in the colonies

 The colonist…  Were angered once again Declaratory Act- (1766) {Continued}

Quartering Act- (1765)  The Quartering Act…  Was passed by Parliament that stated that colonist were to house and feed British soldiers

 The Colonist  They did not like the act because 1. They didn’t like the having a standing army of soldiers with blank search. The colonist felt like they had loosen their rights over their property 2. The soldiers were also very costly The colonist grew very angry and the tension increased Quartering Act- (1765) {Continued}

Townshend Acts- (1767)  The Townshend Acts….  taxed imported goods to pay for the militia cost due to the quartering act  the British wanted to enforce trade regulations

 The colonist…  Boycotted goods and started making their own with the daughters of liberty  Boycotted British goods and started making their own with the daughters of liberty  Colonist protested and repealed most of the taxes for tea  Colonist’s anger made Britain send more British troops to protect the officials Townshend Acts- (1767) {continued}

Boston Massacre- (1770)  The Boston Massacre….  The redcoats were sent to Boston by Parliament because the colonist resisted taxes  the soldiers settled right in the center of the city  On March 5 th, 1770 the tension finally reached its peak between the Boston colonist and the redcoats  The deadly riot started when a colonist was arguing with a soldier and then threw a snowball at him and then more came  The deadly riot left 5 colonist dead

 The colonist…  Used the Boston Massacre killings as propaganda against the British and spread the info to the colonies  The colonial leaders strengthened the anti- British feeling Boston Massacre- (1770) {continued}

Tea Act/Boston Tea Party-(1773)  The Tea Act/Boston Tea Party…  Parliament passed that the East India Company was the only company allowed to ship tea to the colonies  The price of tea was very high and the unhappy colonist boycotted the tea  Adams and some of the Son’s of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, on 1773 illegally boarded the ships and dumped 342 crates of tea into the harbor

 The colonist..  Were very happy and celebrated the bravery of the Son’s of Liberty Tea Act/Boston Tea Party-(1773) {Continued}

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)- (1774)  The Coercive Acts…  The Boston Tea Party made the British very, very, mad so they passed the acts to punish the colonist… 1. They closed the ports 2. They were not allowed rights (meetings) 3. The colonist had to house British soldiers

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)- (1774) {continued}  The colonist….  Were not the happiest people…. They showed their feeling by changing the Coercive Acts into the Intolerable Acts

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