Events Leading to the American Revolution
Chart #1
EVENT YEAR WHAT HAPPENED? REACTION
Proclamation
of 1763 1763
•
Result of French and
Indian War.
•
The British government
set a western boundary
for the colonies.
•
Colonists were angry they
had been told they could
not expand to the west.
•
Colonists felt it infringed
on their rights. Some
believed the King did not
have authority.
Sugar Act 1764
•
Placed a tax on sugar
and other things not from
Britain.
•
A way for Britain to
control colonial trade
•
British sent tax collectors
to the colonies from
Britain
•
Colonists said it was an
unfair tax.
•
Colonists protested.
•
Some colonists attacked
tax collectors.
•
Colonists smuggled some
goods like sugar.
Quartering
Act 1765
•
Colonists had to give
supplies and shelter to
British soldiers
•
Colonists felt they should
not have to pay for British
soldiers and protested the
Act.
Stamp Act 1765
•
A tax was placed on
many items such as
printed paper goods
made in the colonies.
•
A stamp was placed on
the item when a tax paid.
•
Colonists said it was an
unfair tax.
•
Colonial rallying cry, “No
taxation without
representation” which
reflected the idea of
government by consent.
•
Colonists boycotted British
goods and engaged in
some violence.
