How did this What was the
Event Description event lead to a colonial Ran
colonial response, or k
independence reaction?
movement?
This prohibited the This caused many Close to 15 thousand 6
Proclamatio colonist from moving colonists to be mad at colonists stormed past
n Line of east of the Appalachian the British because they the line to settle there.
1765 Mountains after they didn’t gain any rewards
gained the land from from helping win the 7-
the French and Indian year war.
war.
This put stamps on This led to a colonial The colonies reacted by 1
Stamp Act documents and papers independence forming the stamp act
1765 like newspapers and movement by giving the congress which elected
calendars and legal colonist a common representatives to talk
documents. It imposed dislike for the British about the legal
a direct tax which is due to taxation without authority to approve
paid by the person, representation. taxes. It also caused the
impacted everyone. formation of the sons
and daughters of liberty
who intimidated tax
agents.
Required colonist to This directly opposed The colonist grew more 5
Quartering provide food and living the right to property resentful towards the
Act 1765 quarter FOR British which was an idea British.
soldiers stationed in the formed during the
colonies. Enlightenment by John
Locke.
This was made when This event helped the The colonist rejoiced for 8
Declaratory the prime minister was relationship between this decision which
Act 1766 replaced, and it Britian and the colonies benefited them, but still
repealed the stamp act. by a bit. Also made it disliked the taxation
But it states that they worse at the same time. without representation
had full control to tax part.
the make laws for the
colonies.
This created new taxes This event also opposed Because of this, many 3
Townshend on imports of tea, glass, the right to property merchants increased
Acts 1767 and paper to pay crown and created taxes which their smuggling and
officials. Also allowed the colonist had no raised prices to combat
for the search of private representation during the duties. Many wrote
homes for smuggled the making of this act. against this act for
goods. Smuggling has also example: James Otis
always been done, and Samuel Adams
more resentment! wrote the
Massachusetts Circular
Letter and sent copies
to every colonial
legislature.
Due to resentment of This caused many To anger the British, 4
Boston the quarterings and people in Boston and all Samuel Adams
Massacre other taxes, the Sons over the colonies to denounced the
1770 and Daughters of have further hatred for shooting incident as a
Liberty harassed the the quartering acts and massacre to infame the
guards near the made them dislike the anti-British feeling
customs house, and this British including the without the colonies.
caused them to fire into guards harassing them
the crowd and kill five further.
of them. The guards
were acquitted of
murder and only
charged with less
serious charges.
The tea act made the This was seen as a small In response to this, the 7
Tea Act price of the company’s insult for the colonist, colonist responded with
1773 tea cheaper, cheaper and it made them mad the Boston Tea Party
than Dutch smuggled because it was seen as which involved them
tea to help the British the acceptance of the pretending to be
East Company out of its British’s right to tax American Indians,
financial problems. without representation boarding British Ships
and dumbing chest of
Tea. They also would
boycott buying British
Tea even if it were
cheaper.
The coercive acts were This act was an There was not as big of 2
Coercive a punishment due to important part and a response to this act
Acts 1774 the smuggling, helped because it because it was
boycotting, and action showed how the Britian overlooked due to the
of the Sons and will continue to tax Quebec act which put
Daughters of liberty, them without Catholicism was the
and the Boston Tea representation and official religion of
Party. It closed the ports further take away their Quebec, take away land
of Boston, reduced human rights. along the Ohio River
power of the which was claimed by
Massachusetts Pennsylvania, Virginia,
government act, NY, and Massachusetts
administrated the and this was seen as a
justice act allowing direct attack because
royal guards accused to what if this happens to
be tried in Great Britain, the colonies?
and enhanced the
quartering acts.
