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Causes of the American Revolution

Causes of the American Revolution. 1763. French and Indian War ends with the Peace of Paris The Proclamation of 1763 bans all westward migration in the colonies Chief Pontiac leads an Indian rebellion in the Ohio Valley. 1764 . Sugar Act

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Causes of the American Revolution

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  1. Causes of the American Revolution

  2. 1763 • French and Indian War ends with the Peace of Paris • The Proclamation of 1763 bans all westward migration in the colonies • Chief Pontiac leads an Indian rebellion in the Ohio Valley

  3. 1764 • Sugar Act • Lowered the tax rate on molasses (trying to stop smuggling if the tax is lower) • Taxed goods that had not been taxed before (silk, wine, coffee, pimento, indigo, sugar) • Created a new court mainly for cases on smuggling • “No taxation without representation” • Currency Act • Banned paper use in the colonies to help slow inflation.

  4. 1765 • Stamp Act • Britain needed to raise money because of the debt from the French and Indian War. • Taxed paper goods such as newspapers, pamphlets, posters, wills, mortgages, deeds, licenses, diplomas, and playing card • Quartering Act • Must provide British soldiers accommodations such as food, housing, and anything they could need • Stamp Act Congress • Representatives from 9 colonies met • Drafted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances • Declared only the colonists’ political representatives had the right to tax, not Parliament

  5. 1766 • Stamp Act repealed! • Declaratory Act • Parliament had power to make laws for the colonies

  6. 1767 • Townshend Acts • Revenue Act • Taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea • If you didn’t pay the taxes, then you went to a court system with no jury • Writs of Assistance • General search warrants that allowed officers to enter any location during the day to look for evidence of smuggling • Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania – John Dickinson • Argued that only elected assemblies had the right to tax • Argued to resist the Townshend Acts

  7. 1768 • Samuel Adams composes the Massachusetts “circular letter” • This criticized Townshend Acts • British troops are sent to Boston!

  8. 1770 • Boston Massacre • British soldiers killed 5 colonists • The first man killed was Crispus Attucks, a mulatto man. (What does mulatto mean?) • The Townshend Acts are repealed except the tax on tea! • What might this lead to?

  9. S O A P S video Analyze the picture using SOAPS. What are some things you notice that might seem a little strange?

  10. resources • Gordon S. Wood’s The American Revolution • Glencoe’s The American Vision

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