Q Aim: 12/ 2/ 2016 How did British actions after the French and Indian War lead to Revolution? Committee of Correspondence Activity. Present your pamphlets in the following order: 1. Proclamation Line 2. Stamp Act 3. Quartering Act 4. Townshend Acts Q HOMEWORK: Quiz Wed: Underlying Causes of the Revolution

Sugar Act 1764: taxed on molasses and sugar. This was the 1st time all 13 colonies were taxed to raise money directly for England. Underlying Cause: Sugar was a popular item in the colonies and therefore paying the tax was almost unavoidable. It was also viewed as a tax the colonists had no say in. V1600 1650-1660 1700 1754-63 1764 1765 1767 1770 1773 1774 1775 1776

1763: Proclamation Line prohibited colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mountains. England created this “line” to protect colonists from Indian attacks led by Chief Pontiac who was angered by British settlement of his land. V1600 1650-1660 1700 1754-1763 1765 1767 1770 1773 1774 1775 1776

Underlying Cause: Colonists helped England during the F & I War and were now angry that Ohio Valley was off limits 2. Colonists forced to pay English soldiers guarding the “line” . V1600 1650-1660 1700 1754-1763 1765 1767 1770 1773 1774 1775 1776

Stamp Act: 1765 Colonists were forced to pay a tax on all paper goods such as wills, playing cards, and newspapers. Underlying Cause: colonists were being taxed on goods made in the colonies without their consent: “taxation without representation” V1600 1650-1660 1700 1754-1763 1765 1767 1770 1773 1774 1775 1776

Quartering Act (1765-1774): Law that required colonists to provide their homes as “living quarters” to the increased number of Redcoats (British soldiers) sent to the 13 Colonies to enforce tax laws. Underlying Cause: Colonists viewed this as a violation of their private property

1767: Townshend Acts : Tax on glass, lead, paper, and paint. Included unpopular law called: the Writs of Assistance: gave British officers the right to search colonial ships and property for smuggled goods without a warrant. Underlying Cause: Colonists view this as a violation of their private property. It’s also taxation without representation. V1600 1650-1660 1700 1754-1763 1765 1767 1770 1773 1774 1775 1776