Causes of the American Revolution
British Law
Define each act.
Proclamation of 1763
Quartering Act 1765
Stamp Act 1765
How did the colonists
respond to the law?
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Colonists were upset about not using the land
Didn’t like England telling them where to live
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Colonists didn’t like having to house and feed
soldiers
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Felt the tax was unfair -No taxation without
representation
Formed the Sons of Liberty
Protested the act and threatened tax collectors
Stopped using paper products
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Townshend Act 1767
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Tax on paper, tea,
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Troops sent to Boston
Quartering Act Enforced 1768
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Sent to protect tax collectors
Tea Act 1773
No taxation without representation
Boycotted British goods
Formed the Daughters of Liberty – wove cloth to
help the boycott
Threatened/used violence against tax collectors
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Continued to boycott British goods
Smuggled tea to avoid the tea tax
Boston Massacre (1770)
Set up committees of correspondence to
communicate with other colonies. (1772)
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Boston Tea Party (1773) – snuck onto ship,
destroyed tea by throwing it into harbor
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First Continental Congress
 Sent letter to King
 Asked to be treated like other British citizens
 Asked to repeal intolerable acts
Started training soldiers
 Sold East India tea cheaper than
smuggle tea
Intolerable Acts 1774
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Closed Boston Harbor
More troops/quartering act
 Sent governor from England – took
away Boston’s government
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