Path to Revolution

PATH TO REVOLUTION
1763Treaty of Paris - end of 7 Years War
Proclamation of 1763 prevents westward expansion
Tension begins
1764Sugar Act passed (indirect/external tax)
Parliament attempts to enforce all trade laws (Navigation Act) to end
smuggling and corruption
1765Stamp Act passed (1st direct tax)
Colonists send petitions, hold meetings, resistance groups form, tax
collectors are attacked, there is rioting and people ignore the law
1766Stamp Act repealed
1767Townshend Acts (an external tax on items like tea, paint and glass,
and measures taken to strongly enforce the Navigation Acts)…