The Road to the American Revolution By: Samantha Ritchey November 1, 2010

British Control Tightens Proclamation of 1763 – Colonists can’t settle West of Appalachian Mountains Quartering Act – House and provide supplies for British soldiers Sugar Act – Tax on sugar, molasses, and other products

Stamp Act Required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp Direct on colonists Must be paid for in silver Colonists protested

Protest of the Stamp Act Petition to Parliament – Right to tax belonged to colonies Boycott Sons of Liberty – Secret society – Staged protests Repeal Declaratory Act

The Control Continues Townshend Acts – Suspension of New York Assembly – Taxes on various goods Glass, paper, paint, lead, tea, etc. Writs of Assistance – Search warrants used to look for smuggled goods

Protests Boycotts of British goods – Samuel Adams Encouraged people to boycott – Make own necessities from scratch » Clothes, soap, candles, etc. Encouraged shopkeepers to only sell American goods

Boston Massacre Redcoats v. colonist workers March 5, 1777 – Soldiers fire on dockworkers and youth – Five colonists were killed Crispus Attucks John Adams (lawyer) – Pleads self-defense – Jury agrees British tyranny

Tea Act Boycotts effective – Tea Act remains Right to tax colonists Colonists love tea – Mostly smuggled – Harsher punishment – Tax and regulated Committees of Correspondence – Groups of colonists throughout Massachusetts Discuss colonial affairs by letter

Boston Tea Party South Carolina New York and Pennsylvania December 16, 1773: Boston – Men disguised as Native Americans destroyed 342 chests of tea Show how strong colonists are Colonial leaders offer to repay – Britain denies

Intolerable Acts Coercive Acts Close Boston port until destroyed tea was paid for Banned committees of correspondence Britain can house troops – Wherever and whenever British officials stand trial in Britain Royal governor of Massachusetts Colonies support Massachusetts First Continental Congress

References for Pictures Crispus Attucks (2010, October 15). Retrieved from Wikipedia: wiki/Crispus_Attuckshttp://en.wikipedia.org/ Royal Proclamation of 1763 (2010, October 12). Retrieved from Wikipedia: Proclamation_of_1763