American revolution!
By nikki and selena!
Navigation acts 1650-1700s
the navigation acts were
for putting the theory of
mercantilism into actual
practice. laws were
passed in 1651, 1660,
1662, 1663, 1670 and
1673.
Proclamation of 1763
In 1763 a royal decree
was issued that the north
American colonists from
maintaining settlements
west of a line running
down the crest of the
Appalachian mountains.
Sugar act 1764
On April 5, 1764, the
Parliament passed a
modified version of the
Sugar and Molasses Act
(1733), which was about
to expire.
Stamp act 1765
The national debt had doubled and the cost of
military protection for the North American
colonies had soared. The British were inclined to
ask the American colonist for money . So
George Grenville, thought of the idea of a stamp
tax to pay some of these expenses.
Declaratory act 1765
Quartering act 1765
The Grenville government built up British
troop strength in colonial North America
at the end of the French and Indian war to
protect the colonies against threats posed
by remaining Frenchmen and Indians. in
March 1765, Parliament passed the
Quartering Act to address the practical
concerns of such a troop deployment.
Townshend acts 1767
the riots in England
convinced Charles
Townshend that tax relief
was needed at home but he
hoped to reduce the
national debt by imposing
taxes in the colonies.
Boston massacre 1770
The Boston massacre was a
street fight that occurred on
march 5, 1770 between a group
of patriots , and a squad of
British soldiers. throwing
snowballs, sticks and stones . 7
colonists were killed .
Coercive acts 1774
Tea act/Boston tea party 1773
The tea act placed no new
taxes on tea. it actually
gave a tax break to the
East India Tea company.