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What happened ?

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a line drawn by the 

british king that prevented the colonists from going into the 

Native Americans' land, which was west of the Appalachian 

mountains.

This angered the colonists because they felt that land was 

rightfully theirs. They also felt that The British were trying to 

control the colonists. This line made the colonists dislike the 

British even more.

If I was a colonist, I would have been very upset and would 

have not listened, crossing the line and gone hunting.

April 5, 1764

What happened ?

The Sugar Act, placed a 3 cent tax on refined sugar, coffee, 

indigo, and certain kinds of wine. Although all of these 

products got taxed, not every had to pay them.

This only made the colonists hate the British more because 

the British taxed the goods/cash crops of the colonies.

As I colonist, I would not have liked this act 

because the act basically taxed all of the items 

that the colonist grew and created to make money.

March 24, 1765

What Happened ?

The quartering act said that colonists had to house 

and provide food for the British soldiers.

The colonists didn't like this act because they felt 

that even though the British soldiers fought for 

them, that they shouldn't be in there homes. They 

also didn't like the soldiers being in their homes 

because they could spy on them and tell the king 

what the colonists are planning or saying about 

him.

I would have let the British stay in my home 

because I believe they deserve some thanks for 

fighting for us, whether we hate them or not.

March 22, 1765

What Happened ?

The stamp act was a law that placed a tax on all 

paper materials. This was the first serious attempt 

to try to control the colonists.

The colonists didn't take this easily, and starting 

boycotting British goods, which upset the king.

I would have done the same thing as the real 

colonists, boycotting British goods because they 

shouldn't be able to just tax glass materials. 

July 2, 1767

What Happened ?

The Townshend Act was created by Charles Townshend, 

and he was indirectly taxing colonists. The act stated that 

instead of taxing colonists at the stores, they would tax the 

store at the ports. This made the stores raise their prices on 

items, which made the new price equal the old price with 

tax.

The colonists didn't like that they were stilling paying tax, 

even though the British said they took away tax.

If I was a colonist, I would be infuriated with the British 

because they forced the colonists to buy tea even if they 

didn't want to. They also lied basically about taxes, because 

the colonists still had to pay the same price.

March 5, 1770

What Happened ?

The Boston Massacre consisted of idiots and accidents. 

When a group of drunk and anger colonists starting 

harassing and throwing snowballs at the British troops, 

the troops thought that the colonists might seriously 

injure them. Acting out of self-defense, the British then 

opened fire on the colonists.

The significance of this event is that the British 

were kicked out of Boston and more colonists 

joined rebellions.

As I colonist, I would have done nothing in return 

to the British because the colonists were asking 

for it by throwing snowballs and saying mean 

words the British troops.

December 16, 1773

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