Causes of the Revolution Storyboard
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- The Quartering Act
- Open the door!
- The Quartering Act
- We're soldiers, let us in!
- The Stamp Act
- No taxation without representation!!
- Declaratory Act
- Give us our say in laws!
- The DeclaratoryAct
- The Quartering Act of 1765 says that British soldiers could live in colonists' houses and the colonists had to give them food and supplies. This event was important because it got the colonists very upset and really started to push their limits. The colonists continued to express their disagreement with Parliament.
- Townshend Acts
- Do you have a warrant?
- The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a tax on the colonists, and said that they were required to have a stamp on all important documents. Most of the colonists were very upset by this tax and protested "no taxation without representation." This act was important because it was the beginning of taxation on the colonists, and the colonists started to get extremely upset with Parliament.
- Boston Massacre
- The Declaratory Act of 1766 said that Parliament had the right to tax the colonists and make laws for the colony. This act was important because it happened right after the Stamp Act got repealed. This act angered the colonists even more because Parliament would be able to pass any laws without the colonists' say.
- Boston Tea Party
- The Townshend Acts of 1767 gave new import taxes, allowed searches without a warrant, and took away trial by jury. This act was important because it took away a lot of the colonists' rights, like fair trials and searches with warrants.
- Open your door, we're doing a search!
- We don't need a warrant to search your house now.
- The Boston Massacre of 1770 took place when a line of British soldiers shot into an angry mob of colonists, killing a total of five colonists. This event was important because it turned the colonists against Britain, and it took multiple colonists' lives. This was one of the major events to spark the American Revolution.
- The Boston Tea Party took place when the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships in the Boston Harbor, and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor as a protest. This event was important because it was a huge protest, and it added to the tension between the colonists and Britain.
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