1. Causes for American Revolution
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Causes for American Revolution
Townshend Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Standards
Quiz

2. Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763, signed by King George III of England, prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.
It required those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans.

3. Response of Proclamation of 1763
Colonists resented not being able to settle west of the Proclamation line, especially in places like the Ohio Valley
With the French removed, they believed it was their right.
They didn’t believe the Indians had right to the lands

4. Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was passed by Parliament to pay for the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies.
This act increased the duties (custom taxes) on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye).
A duty is a tax on goods

5. Stamp Act of 1764
In March, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military in America. For the first time in the 150 years of the British colonies in America, the Americans will pay taxes not to their own local assemblies in America, but directly to England.

6. Stamp Act of 1764
Under the Stamp Act, all printed materials were taxed, including:
newspapers
pamphlets
bills
legal documents
licenses
almanacs
dice and playing cards.

7. Response to the Stamp Act
The American colonists quickly united in opposition, led by the upper class of colonial society - lawyers, publishers, land owners, ship builders and merchants - who were most affected by the Act.
Sons of Liberty founded in
Boston. Anti-English organization
Sam Adams
James Otis
Led Actions against tax collectors
The Sons of Liberty protested the British Government

8. Stamp act Stamp Act repealed in 1766 Declaratory Act passed
Declaratory Act: Parliament can tax & make decisions for colonies in any and all cases
Rallying Cry:
“No Taxation without
Representation”

9. Townshend Acts
In 1767, The English Parliament passed the Townshend Revenue Acts, imposing a new series of taxes on the colonists to pay for the costs of the American colonies.
Items taxed included imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints.
The Act also established a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston.

10. Tea Act Placed a tax on American tea
Allowed British East India Company to monopolize tea sales. (The only tea Colonists could purchase)
Outraged colonists as their tea sellers lost sales & profit
Colonists boycotted tea as form of protest

11. Colonist Reaction To the Townshend Acts
Boycotts and Petition
Non-importation (From England) agreements
Claim violation of rights – illegal searches
Protests
Action against tax collectors including tar and feathering some
A boycott is a protest where people refuse to buy a product

12. Letters from a Farmer
The most famous response to the Townshend Acts was John Dickinson’s essays, “Letters from a Farmer,” which argued against taxing for the purpose of raising revenue.(Money or income)

13. To enforce the tax laws: The Quartering Act
England sends in the British army to enforce tax collection
They were “quartered” (meaning housed) in colonist homes
Colonist are forced to pay cost including feed the soldiers

14. Boston Massacre 1770 March 5th, 1770
The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob harassed British soldiers who then fired their muskets into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six.

15. Boston massacre Colonists throw snowballs & rocks at soldiers
Soldier knocked over; arises & fires gun
British soldiers respond by firing into crowd
Crispus Attucks first one killed

16. Boston massacre Massacre ends w/ 5 dead Fair trial held in Boston
Soldiers appointed lawyers as no one wanted to represent them
All soldiers acquitted of crime as colonists provoked them
Event used as form of propaganda to unify colonists

17. Paul Revere drew this famous picture of the Boston Massacre.
He was a member of the “Sons of Liberty”

18. This is a more realistic picture of the Boston Massacre
This is a more realistic picture of the Boston Massacre. Notice anything different?

19. Boston Massacre Response
Colonialist responded through propaganda and immediately capitalized on this incident, using it to fan colonial passions of seeing the British unjustly governing the colonies.
The Soldiers were put on trial and were defended by future U.S. President John Adams. Six of the soldiers were acquitted, while the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences.
Propaganda is information that misleads its audience

20. The Son’s of Liberty used the Boston Massacre as Propaganda in their fight against the British Government. They used it to convince the American colonist that the British were cruel and had mismanaged the colonies.

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24. Boston Massacre report
You were just assigned to cover the mayhem brewing in Boston. While out and about, you witness the Boston Massacre. Using your observation notes, compose a 1-2 page report describing what you observed. In your description, be sure to discuss the overall atmosphere of the day, the actual event, bystander reactions, etc.