The Road to Revolution Causes

Proclamation of 1763 Closed land west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlement by colonists Colonists continued to move into the territory; undermined British authority in America

Sugar Act 1764 Reduced the tax on imported foreign molasses Protests, boycotts, smuggling “No taxation without representation”

Stamp Act1765 Taxed legal and commercial documents and printed matter; first direct taxation of colonists Violent protests; Stamp Act Congress met and boycott of British goods began

Quartering Act1765 Required colonial assemblies to house and provision British soldiers Colonial legislatures refused to pay for supplies

Declaratory Act1766 Repealed the Stamp Act due to protests; passed D.A. stating England’s right to rule the colonies any way it saw fit Happy with repeal of Stamp Act but continued to protest other British-imposed laws

Townshend Acts1767 Import taxes on lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass collected at port. Revenue used to support British troops, royal governors and judges; took power of the purse away from colonial assemblies Created customs commission; suspended NY assembly for failure to comply

Townshend Acts1767 “Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania”: series of letters protesting the Acts were published in 9 newspapers Continued boycotting British goods; cut trade in half

Tea Act1773 Created to save East India Tea Company. Allowed company to sell surplus tea to colonies Retained import tax on tea

Tea Act1773 Boston Tea Party; patriots dressed as Indians destroyed shipment of tea in Boston Harbor

Intolerable Acts1774 AKA Coercive Acts; passed to punish Boston Closed Boston Harbor until destroyed tea was repaid Nearly eliminated self-government in Mass. Required colonists to house British soldiers in private homes if necessary

Intolerable Acts 1774 Delegates from 12 colonies met as First Continental Congress in Philadelphia Continental Association to boycott British goods Sent petition to King George III outlining rights of colonists and their assemblies