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This law banned settlement in certain western lands. The purpose was to reduce tensions between the colonists and Native Americans.
The British army could then withdraw from the frontier and, thus, save money |
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| This act gave the British navy greater power to search colonial ships. The law also required products such as tobacco, sugar and timber to be shipped directly from the colonies to Britain. The law set taxes on cloth, sugar, coffee, and wine coming into the colonies. The purpose of this law was to stop the smuggling of goods into and out of the colonies. |
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| This law imposed a tax on every legal document, newspaper, pamphlet, and deck of cards coming into the colonies. |
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| The British government moved the army from the western lands into the cities. The law required colonists who were innkeepers of public officials to house and feed the British soldiers. |
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| The law stated that Parliament has the right to pass laws for the colonies in “all cases whatsoever.” Its purpose was to remind the colonists that the authority of the king and Parliament was superior to colonial governments. |
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Colonists were protesting the new taxes in Boston
British soldiers open fired on the protestors and killed 5 people.
This incident showed colonists that the British would use military force |
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| This law gave the East India Company the sole right to sell tea to the colonies – no other companies were permitted to sell tea. The East India Company was a large and important corporation in Britain. The purpose of the law was to keep the company from going broke. |
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Colonial protestors were impeding the unloading of tea in Boston Harbor
Remember, there was a monopoly and tax placed on all tea in the colonies, making it very expensive
Protestors emptied 342 chests of tea and dumped them in the Boston Harbor |
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| 1774 – Committees of Correspondence |
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Colonists decided it was time to come together to unite against the British government.
The committees of correspondence had representatives from the colonies come together once a year to discuss the interests of the colonies |
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| 1774 – 1st Continental Congress |
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The committees of correspondence called representatives to come together at a general congress (meeting):
At the First Continental Congress,12 of 13 colonies attended to decide on the best approach to deal with the British government.
The Congress decided to ban trade with Great Britain. |
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| 1775 – 2nd Continental Congress |
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Congress officially decided to resist the British
Congress selected George Washington to lead the army
After a year, Congress asked a committee of representatives to create a document that stated why the colonists decided to fight for independence |
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