Events Leading to the Events Leading to the RevolutionRevolution

By Eron SonsonBy Eron Sonson11-1-1011-1-10SS- 2SS- 2

Navigation ActsNavigation Acts Started in 1651.Started in 1651. Laws passed by Parliament Laws passed by Parliament

to control trade in the to control trade in the empire.empire.

Directed the flow of goods Directed the flow of goods between England and the between England and the colonies.colonies.

Prevented colonists from Prevented colonists from sending certain products sending certain products such as sugar and tobacco.such as sugar and tobacco.

Some colonists ignored Some colonists ignored these laws and started these laws and started smuggling.smuggling.

It caused conflict between It caused conflict between England and the American England and the American colonies.colonies.

Proclamation of 1763• In 1763• King George III

declared that the Appalachian Mountains were the temporary western boundary.

• Recognized Indian rights to the land.

• Angered the colonists.• Especially angered

Land Companies

Stamp Act

• In 1765• Parliament passed

these laws in order to raise more money.

• Placed a tax on almost all printed material.

• Taxed the colonists without their consent,

• Convinced many colonists to take action.

• Colonists urged merchants to boycott British and European goods.

Sons of Liberty• In 1765• Started by Sam Adams.• Members took to the streets

to protest the Stamp Act.• Raided and destroyed

houses of Royal officials.• Involved in the Boston Tea

Party.• Colonists liked the Sons of

Liberty because they helped protest against the British.

• People celebrated with them when they heard what happened with the Boston Tea Party.

Declaratory Act

• In 1766• Parliament had the right

to tax and make decisions for the British colonies “in all cases”.

• Said that Parliament had full authority over legislation in the colonies.

• Angered many colonists.

• Colonists wanted to go to governing themselves but couldn’t.

Quartering Act• In 1765• Parliament passed this due

to social and political problems in the colonies.

• Required colonists to feed British Soldiers.

• Housing the soldiers was costly so they paid their share by protecting the families from Indian attacks.

• Colonists were getting mad because it was costly.

• Colonists didn’t like having the soldiers in their house.

Townshend Act• In 1767• This act taxed on imported

tea, glass, paper and other items.

• British leaders tried to avoid the problems that the Stamp Act caused in this act.

• This tax had to be paid as soon as you enter the port.

• Colonists were outraged with any taxes that Parliament passed now.

• Colonists boycotted the act, but this time it was more widespread.

Boston Massacre• March 5, 1770• This day a fight broke out

between the townspeople and the soldiers.

• The nervous and confused soldiers fired at the townspeople.

• This deadly riot that killed 5 people.

• Obviously the colonists were mad.

• The townspeople were throwing stones, snowballs, oyster shells and pieces of wood at the soldiers.

Tea Act / Boston Tea Party

• In 1773• Gave the East India

Company the right to ship tea without paying most of the taxes.

• It gave the company the very favorable advantage.

• Allowed the company to bypass merchants and sell its tea directly to shopkeepers.

• Colonial merchants called for a new boycott.

• On December 16, 1773• Adams and the Boston

Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians.

• They threw 342 chests of tea overboard.

• Men and women gathered in the streets to celebrate their bravery.

• Everyone was happy and curious of what the British would do.

Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

Tea Act Boston Tea Party

Coercive Act• In 1774• Very harsh laws to punish

the people of Massachusetts.

• Closed Boston Harbor until Massachusetts paid for the ruined tea.

• Prevented the arrival of food and other supplies that came by ship.

• The colonists were mad, but they knew they deserved it.

• Other colonies sent food to Boston to show their support to them.