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Causes of the American
Revolution
The Proclamation of 1763
• The Proclamation of 1763 banned any further British colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Those who were already settled there were told to leave.
Colonial Response
• Colonists ignored the Proclamation and settled/traded in the Ohio River Valley.
The Navigation Acts
• First passed in 1651 later amended in 1733
• Forced colonists to use English vessels to transport goods.
• Forced Colonial ships to use British sailors
Colonial Reaction
• These acts angered some colonists because they lost money.
• This also leads to smuggling throughout the colonies.
The Sugar Act
• The Sugar Act replaced the Molasses Act and was aimed specifically at raising revenues from the colonies.
Colonial Response
• Colonists protested the act and called for a boycott on items with duties.
The Quartering Act
• The Quartering Act required colonists to supply British forces in the colonies with housing, bedding and other needs.
Colonial Response
• The Colonists defied the act.
The Stamp Act
• The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase a stamp for newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, another items.
Colonial Response
• Colonists formed the Sons of Liberty boycotted goods, and used violence to frighten tax collectors.
• Stamp Act Congress asked Parliament to repeal the act.
The Townshend Acts
• The Townshend Act placed duties on imported glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
• This made it easier for tax collectors to get writs of assistance.
Colonial Response
• The Colonists used boycotts, colonial legislatures circulated a letter protesting the acts, and the Sons of Liberty attacked homes of tax collectors.
The Tea Act
• The Tea Act kept in place duties on imported tea and allowed British East India Company to export directly to the colonies.
Colonial Response
• Colonists used boycotts and propaganda, held the Boston Tea Party, and destroyed tea shipments in some colonies.
The Intolerable Acts
• The Intolerable Acts:– Canceled Massachusetts’s Charter– Moved trials of colonial officials to
Britain– Allowed a new Quartering Act – Quebec Act- which gave Canada
control of the Ohio Region
Colonial Response
• Colonists called for large-scale boycotts, published propaganda, and convened the First Continental Congress.