Pontiac’s Rebellion, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts The Major Actions of England and the Colonists that led to the American Revolution.

Lets Connect the Dots We have discussed the Major People and Laws/Taxes passed that led to the American Revolution. These people would commit actions that would ultimately lead to the American Revolution. These taxes would create responses that would ultimately lead to the American Revolution.

Pontiac’s Rebellion At the close of the French and Indian War, the local Native tribes were becoming concerned with the new English taking control of the land. Chief Pontiac leads an alliance of Natives to fight against the English from moving into the Ohio River Valley. England has to send more troops to deal with the issue and does. England decides to pass the Proclamation Line to help ease tensions with the Natives. This upsets many colonists who wanted the Ohio River Valley Lands.

The Boston Massacre To enforce the Townshend Acts, England sent troops to the colonies. This lead to many conflicts between the local citizens and soldiers. In Boston, citizens began to throw snowballs and harass a British soldier. Soldiers opened fired upon the crowd, killing 5 people. Paul Revere creates a visual of the event to show how horrible this was. England repeals all of the Townshend Act to calm the colonists, except for the tax on tea.

The Boston Tea Party To add the East India Tea Company, England places a tax on tea that out prices the ability for the colonists to compete with. The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, goes on board three tea ships (disguised as Native Americans) and dumps all the tea into the harbor. This costs the company and England large sums of money. England, furious with this behavior, passes a series of laws called the Coercive Acts to punish Boston and the colonists.

The Intolerable Acts Also Known as the Coercive Acts Punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party There were four main acts The Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid The Massachusetts Government Act, which restricted Massachusetts; democratic town meetings and turned the governor’s council into an appointed body. The Administration of Justice Act, which made British officials immune to criminal prosecution in Massachusetts. The Quartering Act, which required colonists to house and quarter British troops on demand, including in their private homes as a last resort. The Colonies form the Continental Congress to discuss actions to take to deal with England after these laws.