Proclamation of 1763
- Was a line set up by the British at the end of the French-Indian war in 1763.
- Went along the Appalachian mountains.
- Had 2 purposes first was to stop the colonist from expanding inwards.
- Also was made in order to stop Indians from raiding colonist settlements.
- Upset colonist because they wanted to expand.
- Information found at http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
Sugar act
- Sugar act was put in place to lower the price of sugar and molasses tax from 6 pence to 3 pence.
- The idea was to lower the tax in order to max it more affordable for the colonist.
- Tax was put in order to generate money for Britain.
- Also taxed a good amount of luxury imported goods .
- Also tried to limit trade between the colonies and any non-British nation.
- Information found at http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm
This picture is showing the document that talks about the stamp act. This picture is from https://www.google.com/search?q=stamp+act+comic&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=o4Z-VMyRGYqkNvb0gpAB&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1360&bih=667#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=lIIjgiCteGTuyM%253A%3Bptj7cLgj2og-AM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg.whenintime.com%252Ftli%252Fdesaraealice%252Fproclamation_of_1763%252F0a4000ce-e75f-4fc4-b0e5-24aef1996ac9%252FSugar%252520Act.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwhtime.cloudapp.net%252Ftl%252Fdesaraealice%252Fproclamation_of_1763%252F%3B772%3B313 |
stamp act
- Was a tax that made it that you had to buy a stamp to show that you payed a tax.
- Was put in place in order to pay for the British troops sent to protect the colonies.
- Was put on all documents- newspapers, ships papers, etc.
- Made colonist mad because it separated them from being treated same as English citizen.
- Led to the protest of British goods.
- Information from http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
the intolerable acts/coercive acts
- Were laws put on the colonist in order to pay back for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
- Boston Harbor was closed with was a big blown to economy of Boston.
- Banned town meeting in order to keep colonist segregated.
- British troops went into Boston to lived in anyone's house they chose .
- British accused of crimes would be trialed in Britian.
- Appointed a consul to rule Quebec which maybe colonist believe that they would be affected next.
- Information found at http://www.ushistory.org/us/9g.asp
The TREATY of paris
Image from http://www.ourdocuments.gov/document_data/document_images/doc_006_big.jpg
|
the declaration of independence
Image from http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/images/geow.jpg
|
Common SENSE
This image is from https://lib.stanford.edu/files/images/TanenbaumCommonSenseCover2.preview.jpg
|