Factors leading to American Revolution time line

Royal proclamation

The royal proclamation assimilated the
French to follow the ways of the British.
Settlers were not allowed to go west past
a specific point in the Appalachian Mountains.

An act which placed taxes on goods
such as molasses. This tax was set to
help strengthen the economy of the British after
the 7 years war.

Sugar act

Stamp act

This act introduced taxation on papers
and official documents for the American Colonies.
This impacted lawyers publishers etc.

This act allowed soldiers to be stationed in
homes of the colonists. It was the responsibility
of the colonial authorities to provide food, water etc
for them.

Quartering act

Declaratory act

This introduced the fact that the British Parliament's taxing authority is the same in the US colonies and Great Britain. This law was implemented on the day the stamp act was removed.

Placed an tax on items such as glass,
lead, paint, tea and other materials.

Townshend act

Tea act

This act was made to help the East India Company
which had a lot of tea stuck in London which they couldn't sell. The British government lowered the amount of tax they had to pay and made it cheaper than other tea.

These acts were made after the Boston tea party
to punish the colonists. The acts include Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act and the Quartering Act.

Intolerable acts

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