Road to the American Revolution Project
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- Navigation Acts
- 1
- The King only wants the colonists to trade with the motherland.
- This is unacceptable! How in the world am I supposed to make money??!?
- Stamp Act
- 2
- The Stamp Act shall tax your playing cards, dice, legal documents documents, and newspapers!
- lets boycott this insanity!!
- Quartering Act
- 3
- No! this is insane!!
- Ma'dam hungry and tired. I demand food.
- a.) The British government doesn't allow America to trade with anyone else besides Britain.b.) some colonists didn't like it because it caused them to lose the opportunity for greater profit.
- Boston Massacre
- 4
- FIRE!!!
- This is unacceptable!!!
- a.) Britain put a tax on newspapers, dice, legal documents, playing cards.b.) the colonists boycotted to get back at the British government.
- Intolerable/Coercive Acts
- 5
- The majesty will take away your rights of self government, close the port of Boston, and expand the Quartering act!
- a. The Quartering act gave British soldiers the ability to get food, housing, bedding, and transportation from colonists. The colonists were required to let the soldiers in their homes.b. The colonists weren't super happy because they didnt like strangers sleeping in there house
- 2nd Continental Congress
- 6
- We are proud to announce that we are independent from Britain!
- a.) A fight broke out between angry colonists and British soldiers.b.) colonists made propaganda that wasn't true to make the story seem worse.
- Tell my mom I love her
- NOOO
- a.) Britain closed the port of Boston, limited self-government, and expanded the quartering act in a response to the Boston tea party.b.) The colonists called it the intolerable acts and this is important because this kept angering the colonists.
- Boston port closed.
- a.) the colonists adopted drafted the declaration of independence, drafted and adopted the articles of confederation, and declared George Washington the general of the continental army.b.) The colonists liked this idea however there were people called loyalists who to the side of the British government.
- darn rebels
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