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Causes of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763*Drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains.*Colonists were not allowed to settle west of this line.*People that already lived there were supposed to move!!
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Proclamation of 1763• Britain sent
troops to enforce the law.
• Why did this anger the colonists?
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Proclamation of 1763
• Many colonists ignored the law.• Daniel Boone – explored Kentucky & led
settlers west.
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Sugar Act - 1764• Taxed molasses. (What is Molasses??)• A good thing??• Replaced an earlier tax that was incredibly
high. Merchants smuggled molasses into the colonies to avoid paying the tax.
• Actually lowered the tax!• Why were Colonists angry??
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Stamp Act - 1765• Taxed legal documents.
What’s this?? - wills, marriage papersTaxed newspapers,
almanacs, playing cards & dice.
Had to have a stamp to prove the tax had been paid.
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Stamp Act - 1765
• Stamp Taxes were common in Britain so why were the Colonists so angry?
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No Taxation Without Representation!
• Colonists insisted that only THEIR elected representatives could impose a tax on them.
• They had NO elected representative in Parliament (British Government) therefore they could NOT tax the Colonies!
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Stamp Act Congress - 1765• 9 Colonies sent delegates.• Wrote a petition to King George
III which said they rejected the Stamp Act & that Britain had NO RIGHT to tax the Colonies.
• What is a petition??• Also decided to boycott all British
goods.
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Townshend Acts - 1767
• Taxed glass, paper, paint, lead & TEA!!• Writs of Assistance – allowed the British
to search colonial ships to check for smuggled items.
• Many Colonists signed nonimportation agreements.What are these???
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Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770• Britain had sent soldiers to Boston to protect customs officers.• A crowd gathered & started to shout at the soldiers -
“lobsterbacks” & started to throw snowballs & ice at the soldiers.
• 5 people were killed.• After this things calmed down - for a while!
This engraving was created by Paul Revere
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Tea Act - 1773• Passed by Parliament to
help the British East India Company.
• Allowed the company to sell its tea directly to the Colonists.
• This made tea CHEAPER than ever before!!
• Why were the Colonists angry??
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Tea Act - 1773• Colonists were angry because:• Tea Merchants had been cut out
of the tea trade.• Believed it was a trick to make
them accept Parliament’s right to tax the Colonies.
• No Taxation Without Representation!
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Boston Tea Party – December 16, 1773
• Colonists boycott tea!• Creating a nation of coffee drinkers??• Colonists dresses as Native Americans
boarded ships in Boston Harbor & dumped the tea into the harbor.
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Intolerable Acts -17741. Parliament closed the port of Boston.2. Forbade Massachusetts to hold Town
Meetings more than once a year – had to have permission of the governor.
3. Any official charged with a crime had to be put on trial in Britain.
4. Quartering Act – Colonists had to house British troops!
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