1. The Road
to War

2. Proclamation of 1763 keep out
- Royal proclamation of 1763 – no settlement past the
Appalachians mountains without the kings permission
England hopes to avoid another costly war, upsets
colonists who want access to land

3. Sugar Act 1764 - British need to find ways to pay off debts
- Raised taxes on sugar, molasses, etc. Also
allows British officials to seize goods without
due process
Laws so people not treated
unfairly& courts must follow
Proper procedure

4. Stamp Act 1765
- Taxes on printed material (wills, mortgages, newspapers, etc)
- 1st direct tax on colonists
- Colonist argue could only be taxed by representatives

5. Sons of Liberty 1765 - Group that organizes protests and boycotts
- Helps get the stamp act repealed in 1766

6. Search warrant to look for evidence
Townshend Act 1767
- Tax on glass, lead, tea; no due process, guilty till proven innocent
legalized writs of assistance
Search warrant to look for evidence
of smuggling
- Ma org. resistance; Britain dissolves Ma and Va assembly

7. Quartering Act - Colonist house or pay for housing of soldiers
- Increases tension between soldiers and Colonist esp. in Boston

8. Boston Massacre 1770
- March 5, 1770; colonist throw snowballs at soldiers fire into crowd
- 5 die, used a propaganda by colonist
- British repeal Townshend, except on tea

9. Committees of Correspondence 1772
- Create as result of Gaspee Affair, RI felt rights being violated asked
others for help
Organized as way for colonies to communicate with one another
about British activities

10. Tea Act 1773 - King aids struggling British East Indian Company
lowers there taxes, allowed to sell directly
Angers colonial merchants, committee of correspondence
decides tea must not land
- Colonist boycott tea, many ships return to England full

11. Boston Tea Party 1773
- King says that ships are not allowed to leave harbor till tea unloaded
Dec 16, colonist dress as Mohawks & unload 342 chest of tea into
the harbor

12. Intolerable/Coercive Acts 1774
Four laws:
Blockade Boston Harbor till repay cost of tea
elected officials now appointed by governor
Trials of British soldiers moved to England
quartering of more soldiers
Colonist believe British trying to seize control of Colonial government Other colonies aid Boston, Colonial leaders decide to meet

13. 1st Continental Congress
All colonies except GA meet in Philly
Write Declaration of Rights and Grievances
loyal to King but against royal acts