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The Proclamation of 1763

After the French and Indian War, the British 

had gained a lot of land in America. The land 

cost Britain too much to maintain, so they 

passed a law that prevented colonists from 

settling West of the Appalachians. The 

colonists were very upset about it. The King 

stationed 10,000 soldiers in the colonies to 

enforce the law, but people broke it anyways.

The Stamp Act

The Stamp Act taxed anything printed on 

paper. The colonists decided to boycott British 

products and resent their rule. The King 

eventually repealed the law because of the 

effect it had on the economy, but he later 

passed the Declaratory acts in response..

The Quartering Act

The Quartering Act required the colonists to 

house and feed British soldiers. The colonists 

were upset that their privacy was being 

invaded, but Britain did not care.

The Townshend Acts

The Townshend Acts taxed imported goods. 

The colonists boycotted British goods in 

response, so Britain repealed the taxes.

The Tea Act

The Tea Act made it to where the British East 

India Company was the only company allowed 

to sell tea to the colonies. The colonists were 

mad they had to pay British import tax, so the 

Sons of Liberty had the Boston Tea Party. The 

British were outraged about the Boston Tea 

Party, so they passed Coercive Acts

The Coercive Acts

Also known as the Intolerable Acts, the 

Coercive Acts put tight restrictions on the 

colonies. The colonies were outraged and 

started seriously considering revolution. 

Conclusion

The Americans declared independence because 

they were sick and tired of being mistreated by 

Britain and wanted to be free from Britain's 

rule. Britain could have avoided the revolution 

by treating the colonists like British citizens 

and giving them a voice in Parliament.

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