Morgan Baricaua and Jamie Xiao pg.1

1766

1765

Road to Revolution 1763-1776

1764

1763

Declaratory Act In 1766, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. This stated that they had the right to tax the colonies. Now the British Parliament had total control of the colonies. At the same time the Stamp Act was being repealed, the Declaratory Act was being enforced. This caused future trouble between Britain and the colonies

Stamp Act In early 1765, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament. It required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all kind of products and activities. The stamps had to be placed on newspapers, licenses, wills, insurance policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents. The colonists protested against the Stamp Act. Virginia’s House of Burgesses passed several resolutions declaring that they had the right to tax the people of Virginia. Merchants in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia organized a boycott of British goods. The protest spread to every colony. In October, delegates from nine colonies met in New York for the Stamp Act Congress. They sent a petition to the King and Parliament. The petition demanded the end of both the Sugar and Stamp Act. This was called the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. In 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.

Townshend Acts The Townshend Acts set up a system to enforce new import duties. They allowed writs of assistance, or search warrants. Many colonists saw that these writs and the searches that the Townshend Acts allowed was another violation to their rights. The Townshend Acts placed a tax on lead, glass, paints, paper, and tea. Charles Townshend was the official in charge of the British treasury. When the New York assembly refused to supply money to house and feed soldiers under the Quartering Act, Parliament suspended the assembly. Later, the colonists reacted by boycotting. With more protests and boycotts, Britain sent more soldiers and troops. All of these acts caused the colonies to form organizations such as the Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberties, and the Committees of Correspondence.

"When the merchants agreed not to import any English goods until the Stamp Act was repealed, he was one of the first to sign, then imported secretly-pg. 82

"An old wound he had received fighting forty years ago in the French and Indian War had stiffened up on him"-Pg. 117

1767

Quartering Act In 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act. The purpose of this act was to save money. Britain kept 10,000 soldiers in the colonies. It required the people to house British troops and provide them with food and other supplies. If all houses were filled, the colonies were to have the soldiers live in the abandoned homes, barns, and other buildings. The colonists were furious and complained that Parliament was invading their privacy and rights. The New York colonial assembly in particular, disliked the Quartering Act. Because they refused to follow the law, Parliament passed the New York Restraining Act. This prohibited the governor from signing any document until they complied with the Quartering Act.

Pontiac's War and the Proclomation of 1763 Towards the ending of the French and Indian War, Pontiac, the leader of the Ottawa tribe, and other Native Americans attacked British soldiers and raided settlements. This war destroyed dozens of British forts and killed 2,000 settlers. The British responded by defeating Pontiac in the fall of 1764, when the war was over. The Proclomation Line of 1763 was issued by the British government to prevent future conflict with the Native Americans. This banned colonists settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists became very angry and believed they can settle anywhere they want. The Proclomation Line was ignored by most colonists.

Sugar Act In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act to impose new taxes on the colonies. The Sugar Act taxed several products, including molasses. It also was a harsh punishment for smugglers because it affected them in the Triangular Trade. Colonial merchants who sometimes traded, now smuggled goods and protested.