The Road to

Revolution

England tightens
control over the
colonies

Tensions Arise With

England
After the French & Indian
War, Britain wanted to
govern all its
landholdings in North
America equally
Parliament began to
impose new laws &
restrictions on colonists
After the period of
Salutary Neglect, many
colonists felt their
freedoms were being
limited

Proclamation of 1763
Forbid colonists from
settling west of the
Appalachian Mountains
England wanted to
prevent further conflict
with the Natives,
especially after Pontiacs
Rebellion
Colonists wanted to
move into the fertile
valley of the Ohio River
and many felt they had
earned the right by

England exerts its

authority
England needed

troops in the
colonies to enforce
restrictions the
Proclamation.

Quartering Act

(1765) Required
colonists to house
British soldiers &
provide them with
supplies

Most of the troops

were stationed in
New York with
General Thomas

Taxation without representation is tyranny!

Many colonial merchants had
been trading smuggled goods
and reacted angrily to the
new enforcement
Colonial leaders criticized the
direct taxation by Parliament
James Otis argued that
Parliament had no right to
tax the colonies because they
had no direct representation
in Parliament
England argued that since
colonists benefited from
English laws they were
subject to be taxed.

England exerts its

authority
England had a huge debt
from the war, and the
quartering act required
even more money.
Colonial assemblies had
been responsible for
creating taxes to support
the colonial military
Sugar Act tax on sugar,
molasses and other
products shipped to
colonies; included a harsh
punishment for smuggling

Stamp Act (1765)

Required that all legal &

commercial documents have
an official stamp showing a
tax had been paid for them
Stamp Act: new type of tax
not on imported goods,
but applied to items within
the colonies.
directly on colonists
Colonial leaders continued
to question the legality of
being taxed without
representation

Stamp Act Congress

Met in New York City; first
time colonies met to act
together in protest
Created petition to King
protesting the act
Declared right to tax the
colonies rested with
colonial legislatures
Colonial merchants
boycotted British goods

Sons of Liberty
Colonists formed secret
societies to oppose
British policies
Most were people whos
businesses were most
affected by the tax

Many groups staged

protests against the

taxes; some were violent
with fires set and tax
collectors tarred and
feathered

Stamp Act Repealed

The protests had an effect on
British Merchants. They were
scared their trade with the
colonies would be hurt
William Pitt agreed with
colonists about taxation and
representation and criticized
the Stamp Act
Parliament repealed the
Stamp Act in 1766
Declaratory Act (1766)
Parliament declared it had
supreme power over the
colonies