What drove them to revolution?!!

What drove them to revolution?!!

British colonists could not settle the land west of the Appalachian mountains.

George Grenville became the Prime Minister, he wanted to reduce Britain's debt from the French and Indian War by stopping the smuggling by the colonists. Smugglers would avoid paying taxes, so Britain lost money.

These legal documents allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. Not only did they authorize search and seizure of private property, they allowed it to occur without cause. These writs could be transferred by any agent who happened to hold the certificate at the time. There was also no definition of a legal agent or even an expiration date. James Otis openly opposes the Writs of Assistance

Goal: Stop Smuggling (by allowing customs officers to search for smuggled goods) Colonial Reaction: They believe their rights have been violated and should have a trial by jury, rather than a British judge determine their punishment British Reaction: Sugar Act

In an attempt to stop smuggling the Sugar Act was passed The sugar act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists. The idea was to encourage colonists to buy the cheaper molasses rather than smuggle it in.

Goal: to stop smuggling (hoping the lower tax on molasses would stop them) Colonial Reaction: They thought this was a way for Parliament to impose further taxes (gateway to more taxes) No taxation without representation!! British Reaction: Stamp Act

All legal documents, diplomas, almanacs, broadsides, newspapers and playing cards had to have a stamp on them signifying that the stamp tax had been paid.

Goal: was to force colonists to pay tax since the tax was on everyday goods: newspapers, paper, wills, playing cards etc. Colonial Reaction: Sons of Liberty, Stamp Act Congress, and boycotts British Reaction: British merchants complained about not selling goods, so Parliament gave the Declaratory act (repealed stamp act)

Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies IN ALL CASES. It repeals the Stamp Act.

Goal: repeal stamp act to get colonists to buy goods, but to let them know Parliament is boss. Colonial Reaction: outraged and continued boycotts British Reaction: Townshend Acts

Taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, paint, paper, and lead.

Goal: To force colonists to pay taxes on items that they couldn t produce Colonial Reaction: Boycotts, and daughters of liberty (we ll build up our economy) British Reaction: British troops to control tax enforcement

The killing of five civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770, in response to a riot against the declaratory act. The killings and their legal aftermath, helped spark the American Revolutionary war *Video Clip

It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was struggling financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price. The Townshend Duties were still in place, however, and the radical leaders in America found reason to believe that this act was a maneuver to buy popular support for the taxes already in force.

Goal: to sell tea at a lower price Colonial Reaction: Vowed to stop ships the British would not stop the ships, the sons of liberty dumped 342 chests of tea overboard British Reaction: The Intolerable Acts

Boycotted British goods, burnt officials homes and used mob violence.

Closed Boston harbor banned colonial meetings increased the number of soldiers in the colonies.

The Quartering act forced colonists to provide shelter and food for the British troops in their town.

Set up a permanent government for Quebec and granted religious freedom to French Catholics this gave Quebec the area west of the Appalachians and north of the Ohio River and ignored colonial claims to the area.

Colonial Reaction: Continental Congress and boycotts British Reaction: Troops enforcing the laws

1.Proclamation line of 1763: Students cannot sit further back than this row; those of you with assigned seats you stay in that desk, the rest of you - if there aren't enough desks you will just have to sit on the floor in the middle here. 2.Stop smuggling: no food in the classroom 3. Sugar act: Fine, I will allow you to chew gum, but only if you can answer a historical question correctly, but everything else will be confiscated and thrown away. 4. Writs of assistance: If you try to smuggle in food and hide that you are eating it, you will be sent to Mr. Nielsen and he will decide your punishment (just a heads up he likes bookwork...) 5. Stamp Act: You haven't been taking your homework seriously... from now on you will need to turn it in with one of your hall passes, or I won't grade it and you'll get a zero on it. I was you to take homework more seriously than you are and I think if I make you give up a hall pass you'll work harder on it. If you run out of hall passes I'll let you "buy" more typed reports. 6. Declaratory Act: I am the teacher so I have to power to make the rules and change them at any time.