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Proclamation of 1763
Who/When- It was made by King George III
What- The Appalachian Mountains were boundaries for the colony.
Why- Because itt was the end of the French and Indian War.
Coloinal Response- They were angry because they bought land East of the mountains and couldn't go there. -
Taxation without Representation
Who/When- Great Britain 1763
What- It was them taxing everything.
Why- Because Great Britain was the debt after the war.
Colonial Response- It made the colonists mad. -
Sugar Act
Who/When- British Parlament 1764
What- It was the lowering of taxes on molass imported by the British colonies.
Why- To stop smuggling and increase tax revenue.
Colonial Response- It made them mad and they protested. -
Stamp Act
Who/When- The parlament in 1765
What- It was a law that was placed that put taxes on all aprinted items.
Why- Because Great Britain was in debt and wanted power.
Colonial Response- The colonists were once again angry. -
Quartering Act
Who/When- It was passed by the Parlament in 1765
What- It was for the punishing and payment of the army.
Why- It was because people were neglecting and refusing to do their duty.
Colonial Response- The colonists were angry. -
Declaratory Act
Who/When- It was the Parlament that passed law in 1766.
What- It was that the parlament had right to tax and to make decisions for the British colonies.
Why- They had just lost the stamp act and needed to re-gain control.
Colonial Response- They complained becuase of the power. -
Townshed Act
Who/When- The Parlament in 1767
What- It was the setting of taxes on imported goods.
Why- They were trying to make the colonists happy.
Colonial Respnse- The colonists boycotted and stopped buying British goods. -
Boston Massacre
Who/When- It was the British and Boston colonies.
What- It was a group of colonists that protested to the British soldiers.
Why- Because the soldiers were accused of things.
Colonial Response- It became a paropoganda, they were extremely mad. -
Tea Act
Who/When- I was established by the Parlament in 1773
What- It was the act that tea was shipped to colonies and sold cheap.
Why- Because the East India company would not prophot.
Colonial Response- Tey were angry because of the undercutting of local merchants. -
Boston Tea Party
Who/When- It was the Sons of Liberty (British men) and Samuel Adams 1773
What- It was the Sons of Liberty diguised as Navtive Americans. They threew 342 chests of tea overboard.
Why- THey did thid because Boston citizens refused to allow tea to be unloaded.
Colonial Response- Citizens gathered in the streets and ccelebrated. -
Coercive (Intolerable Acts)
Who/When- It was King George III and the Parlament from March to June in 1774.
What- Boston Harbor was closed until the colonists paid back Great Britain for the tea.
Why- Because King George wanted to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
Colonial Response- Citizens were angry, it isolated the colony because the Harbor was closed. -
1st Continental Congress
Who/When- It was 55 delicates from every colony except for Georgia, 1774
What- It was an organization to represent the American people.
Why- They wanted to gain back liberty from the British.
Colonial Response- They formed malitia's to help the congress.