British Imperial Policy British Imperial Policy Time LineTime Line

Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763

Issued by King George Issued by King George III of BritainIII of Britain

Purpose was to save Purpose was to save the colonists from the colonists from Native American Native American attackattack

Prevented colonists Prevented colonists from moving west of from moving west of the Appalachian the Appalachian MountainsMountains

Colonists had to give Colonists had to give up their land claimsup their land claims

Sugar Act (1764)Sugar Act (1764) Caused by colonists Caused by colonists

smuggling goods from other smuggling goods from other countriescountries

The Act lowered the tax on The Act lowered the tax on molasses to encourage molasses to encourage colonists to continue colonists to continue importing from Britainimporting from Britain

British officials were allowed British officials were allowed to search colonists homes to search colonists homes for smuggled goodsfor smuggled goods

Today, we are protected by Today, we are protected by the 4the 4thth and 6 and 6thth amendments amendments from these actsfrom these acts

44thth- illegal searches and - illegal searches and siezuressiezures

66thth- trial by jury- trial by jury

Stamp Act (1765)Stamp Act (1765) Taxed all printed Taxed all printed

materialsmaterials Quartering Act-Quartering Act- forced forced

colonists to provide colonists to provide housing for British housing for British troopstroops

Colonists opposed Colonists opposed because: because:

1. It taxed the 1. It taxed the colonists directly colonists directly without their consentwithout their consent

2. Ignored the 2. Ignored the colonists tradition of colonists tradition of self-governmentself-government

Stamp Act (1765)Stamp Act (1765)

Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty protested by protested by burning effigies, burning effigies, boycotting British boycotting British goods, tarring and goods, tarring and feathering British feathering British tax collectors.tax collectors.

After the Stamp Act After the Stamp Act Congress met, the Congress met, the Stamp Act was Stamp Act was repealed in 1766repealed in 1766

Declaratory Act (1766)Declaratory Act (1766)

This act declared This act declared that the British that the British Parliament had Parliament had every right to rule every right to rule over the colonies in over the colonies in any way any way whatsoever… this whatsoever… this includes laws and includes laws and taxestaxes

Townshend Acts (1767)Townshend Acts (1767)

Taxed glass, tea, Taxed glass, tea, paper and leadpaper and lead

Applied to imported Applied to imported goods, to be paid at goods, to be paid at the port of entrythe port of entry

Colonists boycotted Colonists boycotted these taxesthese taxes

Daughters of Liberty Daughters of Liberty was formed. They was formed. They encouraged people to encouraged people to buy American-made buy American-made productsproducts

Boston Massacre (1770)Boston Massacre (1770)

Parliament feared the Parliament feared the Bostonians were on the Bostonians were on the brink of rebellionbrink of rebellion

The crowd threw The crowd threw snowballs at the snowballs at the soldiers, filled with soldiers, filled with rocks.rocks.

Five colonists were killedFive colonists were killed Crispus Attucks, part Crispus Attucks, part

African-American is African-American is considered the first AA considered the first AA to die for liberty!to die for liberty!

Boston MassacreBoston Massacre

Paul Revere Paul Revere engraved this engraved this picture to create picture to create propaganda!propaganda!

What does this What does this picture say about picture say about the event?the event?

Is it true?Is it true?

Tea Act (1773)Tea Act (1773) Meant to protect the Meant to protect the

British East India British East India CompanyCompany

They could:They could: 1. Ship directly to the 1. Ship directly to the

colonistscolonists 2. Avoid paying taxes 2. Avoid paying taxes

usually placed on teausually placed on tea This would hurt the This would hurt the

colonial merchants of colonial merchants of teatea

They dumped 342 chests They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harborof tea into Boston Harbor

Coercive Acts (aka “The Intolerable Coercive Acts (aka “The Intolerable Acts) (1774)Acts) (1774)

Lord North (prime Lord North (prime minister of Britain) asked minister of Britain) asked Parliament to take actionParliament to take action

1. Closed Boston Harbor1. Closed Boston Harbor 2. Banned most town 2. Banned most town

meetingsmeetings 3. Forced Bostonians to 3. Forced Bostonians to

shelter British soldiers in shelter British soldiers in their homestheir homes

This violated the This violated the colonists rights as British colonists rights as British citizenscitizens