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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonist Response: Ignored the law and continued to move West. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies.
Colonist Response: Formed a boycott of luxury goods imported from Great Britain. -
Currency Act
This act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency, angering many American colonists.
Colonists Response: Specie would leave the colonies to pay the troops. They resorted to the barter system to bypass the law. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on all printed paper.
Colonists response: The colonists did things from boycotts of British goods to riots and attacks on the tax collectors. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated the colonists had to pay for places for the soldiers residing in America.
Colonists Response: Colonists took legal action because the act seemed to violate the Bills of Rights. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory act was am act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It stated that the parliament's authority in America was the same as it was in Britain, and declared parliament's authority to pass laws that were strictly required to be followed in America.
Colonist Response: After realizing that the British were taxing them repeatedly, the colonists were angry so they formed a large group against the British -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act Increased taxes on imported goods with tax being paid upon entry. Example of the good include; tea, glass, paper and lead.
Colonists Response: This act enraged British colonists, making them boycott British items shipped. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. The colonists blamed the British and the Sons of Liberty and used this incident as an excuse to promote the Revolution.
Colonists Response: Patriot used the killings as propaganda (influence to do something), formed committees of correspondence -
Tea Act
A tax on tea, it gave the East India company a monopoly on the trade in tea, made it illegal for the colonies to buy non-British tea, and forced the colonists to pay the tea tax of 3 cents a pound.
Colonist Response: Boston Massacre, and Boston tea party -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British (Boston Tea Party). 4 acts passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of troop's in barns and empty houses.
Colonists Response: United as Americans, other colonies sent food and helped out, first continental congress was established. -
First Continental Congress
The leaders of Suffolk County put a declaration that the colonists should boycott British goods and repeal the Intolerable Acts. On September 5th, twelve delegates out of of thirteen showed up to a meeting at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. They discussed the Suffolk resolves and repeal all acts from Parliament. In the end they suggested going back to the colonies and telling them to arm themselves.
Colonists: Agreed to boycott British goods -
Suffolk Resolves
The declaration rejected the Massachusetts Government Act and resolved on a boycott of imported goods from Britain unless the Intolerable Acts were repealed. During the meeting they urged fellow citizens to cease paying taxes or trading with Britain and to undertake militia drill each week.
