Causes of the American Revolution

Proclamation of 1763

• Did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• The Indians were not allowed to attack the colonies

Sugar Act of 1764

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• The colonists were allowed to smuggle sugar

Quartering Act 1765

• This act gave a roll of quarters to the colonists to spend on sugar

• This act made colonists give soldiers supplies and housing

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

Stamp Act 1765

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

• Tax on all printed materials such as: newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, etc

Declaratory Act - March 1766

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

Townshend Acts 1767

• Taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

• Colonists couldn't pass west of the Appalachian mountains

Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770

• Boston colonists threw tea in the harbor

• Protesting colonists were fired upon by British soldiers. 5 people died.

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

Tea Act

May 1773

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

• Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773

• Sons of Liberty (dressed as Native Americans) boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

Intolerable Acts of 1774

• 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control

• New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes

• Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes