1. Causes of the American Revolution

2. During the early years of settlement, England
ignored its colonies.
Under the Navigation Acts, the colonists could
trade only with England.
Colonists resented England’s control of the
colonies because they were used to being left
alone.
Sketch of Baltimore Harbor, 1752

3. Colony founders knew they must guarantee
rights and good government if they were going
to attract colonists.
Virginia colonists created the House of
Burgesses which was the first representative
assembly in the Americas.
By 1750 each of the 13 colonies had an
elected assembly.
The first meeting of the Virginia Assembly

4. Britain and France were intense rivals in the
struggle for North America.
In the 1750s the center of colonial conflict
was the Ohio River Valley.
British officer George Washington was sent to
build a fort on the river but was defeated by
the French before he could.
Native Americans became French allies
because it appeared the French would win the
war.
North American land claims, 1753

5. The French and Indian war went badly for the
British colonies until Captain James Wolfe took
Quebec in 1759.
The British finally won three years later.
Taking of Quebec by English forces during the French and Indian War

6. Great Britain became the most powerful nation
in the world.
The enlarged empire meant conflicts with
Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley.
To avoid problems, Britain issued the
Proclamation of 1763 which did not allow
colonists to cross the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonist were infuriated because they did not
like being told where they could and could not
go.
North American land claims, 1763

7. In order to enforce the Proclamation of 1763
and keep peace with Native Americans, a
permanent British army was stationed in
America.
British officials expected colonists to help pay
for their defense.
The colonists did not like the presence of the
army, nor having to pay for the troops’
support.
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9. The French and Indian War
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Britain needed money Britain imposed taxes
to finance war with on the colonists to
France. pay for the war.
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10. Proclamation of 1763
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Britain wanted to avoid Colonists were angered
conflict with Native because of British
Americans, so Colonists presence and being
were forbidden to cross told what to do
Appalachian Mountains.
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11. Sugar Act
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Tax on sugar Did not affect
and molasses many, but the idea
of taxes a growing
issue
brown bag
tax

12. Stamp Act
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Tax on legal Stamp Act Congress
documents, formed to organize
newspapers, wills, boycott
and basically every
Eventually repealed
piece of paper
used official
stamped
papers for
grades

13. Writs of Assistance
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Customs officers Few colonists affected,
could search ships at but merchants felt this
will was an invasion of
privacy
search
belongings

14. Townshend Acts
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Tax on various Colonists boycott
household items such through the non-
as paper, glass, lead, importation agreement
silk, and tea
Eventually repealed
lunch price
increased

15. Quartering Act
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Colonists had to This was hated, but
provide food, housing, little could be done
blankets, candles, etc.
for the British soldiers
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visits

16. Intolerable Acts
Explanation Reaction/ Result
Colonists could not hold First Continental
town meetings Congress meets
Port of Boston closed Individual colonies
began to unify
Customs officials tried
in Britain no
discussion
of policies

17. “No taxation without representation!”
Explanation
do not call
Colonists had no with a
complaint
representatives to
speak for them in
Parliament
Reaction/ Result
Colonists resented not
having a say in their own
affairs
Became a rallying cry

19. The Boston Massacre
Explanation Reaction/ Result
A rioting mob Sam Adams
confronted British used the
soldiers at the Boston opportunity
Customs House to whip up
anti-British feeling
by calling the event
a massacre
Tensions rose and
shots were fired Two soldiers were
into the crowd, found guilty of
killing five manslaughter, six
colonists were found not guilty

20. Tea Act
Explanation
Tea merchants in the
colonies were cut out ritish E ast
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of the tea trade Company
because the British
East India Company
lowered their tea prices.
The company monopolized, or
controlled, tea sales in the colonies.
Reaction/ Result
Boston Tea Party

21. Boston Tea Party
Explanation Reaction/ Result
On December 16, Intolerable Acts
1773, the Sons of
Liberty dumped 90,000
pounds of tea into
Boston Harbor.

22. Chronology of Events
French and Indian War- 1754-1763
Proclamation of 1763- 1763
Sugar Act- 1764
Stamp Act- 1765
Quartering Act- 1765

23. Chronology of Events
Writs of Assistance- 1767
Townshend Acts- 1767
Boston Massacre- 1770
Tea Act/ Boston Tea Party- 1773
Intolerable Acts- 1774