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Road Map to the Revolution

The causes of the American Revolution

Revolution!

The Proclamation of 1763

October 7th, 1763

Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 was signed by King George III and prevented European settlers in North America to settle new land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This land was designated as an “Indian Reserve” European settlers were upset that Britain forbade them from settling new lands to the west. Many disregard the law and settled lands in the west causing tension between them and Native Americans.

Who was involved?

King George III,

Native Americans,

and European Colonizers

The Sugar Act

April 5th, 1764

The Sugar Act enforced a tax on sugar and decreased the tax on molasses. But also enforced the law more. This made smuggling goods impossible. The colonies now had to pay more for sugar, and the law became strictly more enforced by the British Prime Minister George Grenville. This reduced smuggling and had a substantial impact on trading in the colonies.

Sugar Act 1764

Who was Involved?

George Grenville

The Colonies

The Join or Die meme

May 9th, 1754

Join or Die

1754

Ben Franklin made the Join or Die meme to unite the colonies during the french and indian war. It was made into eight segments, each to represent the thirteen colonies. The head of the snake,

New England, instead of four

seperate colonies like it was at the

time, were grouped together. This m meme was the first idea of the

colonies working together for

a common goal.

Who was involved?

Ben Franklin and the 13 Colonies

The Quartering Act

March 24, 1765

Quartering Act

1765

The Quartering Act forced the Colonists to share thier homes and services to British Soldeirs without thier consent. They were so upset that people in new york completely refused it until parliament restricted their government from signing any legislation.

Who was involved?

The British Soldiers

The Colonits

The Townshend Act

June 29th, 1767

They taxed paper, lead, glass, and tea because they wanted to pay for British soldiers’ salaries. The price of the taxes wasnt the problem to the colonists. The colonies were mad because the taxes went to the British government, not their local government.

Townshend Act

1767

Who was involved?

Charles Townshend

The Colonies

They were made to take economic power away from the colonists and to the British. They did this by raising tax levels while directing the taxes towards the British government. They also obstructed people’s personal lives, by forcing colonists to share their homes, food, and services, even without their consent. This also took power away from the colonists by not letting them have a say in their own taxes. All of these acts were passed without the representation of the colonists in parliament, thus, “No taxation without representation.”

How did the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Townshend Act take power away from the colonists?

The Boston Massacre

March 5th 1770

Tensions rised between colonists and british soldiers living with them until a fight broke out on King Street. This was the turning point were the colonies became fully united against Britain. Paul Revers propaganda of The Boston Massacre also helped tilt views.

Boston Massacre

1770

Who was involved?

Boston Citizens

British Soldiers

Yes, it was made to overplay the colonists being innocent, putting 100% of all the blame on the British. You might think that the soldiers are completely to blame, but some of the soldiers claim to have fired by accident or by false orders.

Was Revere's engraving propaganda?

The Boston Tea Party

December 16th, 1773

The Sons of liberty threw out an estimated 92,000 pounds of tea of the Boston harbor. They did this because they had "taxation without representation." This was the first major act of defiance from the colonies, so then the British shut down Boston harbor with the Boston port Act until all the tea was payed for.

Boston Tea Party

1773

Who was

involved?

Samuel Adams

Sons of liberty

It was a protest because no violence was intended and no one got hurt. You might think that it was a riot because they were armed, but their intent wasn't to use them or violence.

Was the Boston Tea Party a riot or a Massacre?

The Boston Tea Party was the most influencial event leading to the Revolution

Most Influencial event

The most influential event is the Boston tea party because it was the colonists first act of defiance against the British, showing them they can fight back. This caused the British to respond with the Intolerable Acts, which were the last straw for the colonies. This means that the colonists never could have had the boldness to start thier first battles and uprisings. You might think that the Sugar act was the most influential event because it was the first tax, but only Parliament adding more taxes and rules pushed the colonies to definite action.

The Intolerable Acts

June 22nd, 1774

These Intolerable Acts (officialy named the Coercive Acts) were used to punish Massachusetts for the boston tea party. The four acts that were passed as a part of this were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. The Quebec Act of 1774 is sometimes included as one of the Intolerable Acts, although it was not related to the Boston Tea Party. This impact on he colonistsmade them form the first continental congress.

Intolerable Acts 1774

Who was involved?

British Paraliament, King George III, and The Colonies

They took power away by severely restricting Massachusett’s governing and rights, giving it all to British Government. The first of them, the Boston Port Act, restricted and closed off Boston’s port until they paid back what was lost from the Boston Tea Party. The Massachusetts Government Act and the Administration of Justice Act both moved all control of Massachusett’s government, including court trials, to Great Britain. Finally, there was the Quartering Act, a revision from before, that more strictly enforced colonists to house British soldiers. There was also the Quebec act that was signed along with these acts but had nothing to do with the Boston Tea Party, but the Colonists still counted it as one of the Intolerable Acts.

How did the Intolerable Acts take away power from the Colonits?

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