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1763-1774 American History Timeline
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Proclamation of 1763
A boundary was put around the Appalachian Mountains to prevent the colonists from settling on any territory owned by the British. The colonists were not happy about this because they thought that the British were trying to spy on them so they rebelled. -
The Sugar Act
The British prevented the trade of sugar and molasses from the French and the colonists were angry because, even though it lowered the tax on goods that were not British, they did not want to be taxed. -
Currency Act
The British took control over the currency system and prevented the issue of new bills an reissued the already existing currency. Although it prevented them from having to print bills on new paper, it prevented the colonies from ever paying their future debts with the new paper bills. -
Stamp Act
The British, in an effort to help pay off the war debt, placed a tax on all written and printed documents that required a stamp. The colonists either boycotted buying British goods or attacked the tax collectors. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The colonies were forced to house British soldiers in their barracks, local inns, livery stables, ale houses, houses with food, and houses that had wine sellers. The colonists issue with this was not that they had to house and take care of British soldiers, it was the fact that they had to pay taxes on the food and resources that they bought the soldiers. -
Declaratory Act
The British passed an Act that allowed the British Parliament to legislate over the colonies making it possible for Parliament to pass laws that the colonies had no choice but to follow. The colonists did not like this because they were already tired of being controlled by the British. This followed the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
The British placed more taxes, or duties, on china, glass, lead, paint, paper, and the tea that was imported to the colonies. The colonists were extremely unhappy with this new Act because it forced them to have to pay more taxes on goods. -
Boston Massacre
A group of British soldiers approached a group of colonists on King Street in Boston that started a riot and resulted in the death of five colonists. The colonists were very unhappy and accused the British soldiers of manslaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists, already angry that they were being taxed on goods, were even more upset about the tax on tea. The colonists decided to dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor out of retaliation. This even surrounded the colonists anger at the British for taxation without Representation. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act gave the British government control over what religious freedoms the colonies had and what they were allowed to study and believe in. The colonies were upset about this because they saw it as yet another thing the British had control over. This is what stemmed a lot of colonial anger against the Parliaments supremacy over them. -
Intolerable Acts
The British, in an attempt to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, passed four laws set against the colonies. The colonies were angry about the Intolerable Acts because they felt it was a violation of their rights. A lot of the colonists did not follow these new set rules and continued to boycott the purchasing of British goods. However, some of the colonies were afraid to stand up to Parliament about the issue. -
Quartering Act 1774
The British passed another act stating that instead of the colonial legislatures finding a place to house the British soldiers in the colonies, the royal governors did instead. The colonists did not like the Quartering Act because they felt it was a violation of their local authority.