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Molasses Act
Imposed a tax on molasses and rum that was imported into the colonies. The colonists protested the act, saying that the Indies couldn't produce enough molasses to meet their needs. -
Proclamation of 1763
This act was meant to keep the colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian Mountains, which was set aside for the Indians. By doing this, the king hoped to not have to pay for troops to protect the colonist. Many colonists disregarded this act and pushed farther west. -
Sugar Act
This act replaced the Molasses Act. Reduced the tax on molasses by half, but it stated that lumber could only be exported to Britain. It also levied taxes on wines, silks, coffees, and other luxury items, Custom officials could also go on ships and seize their cargo. The colonists were angry about the Sugar Act since they were stopping smugglers, and boycotted English goods. -
Currency Act
This act was done to control the printing and use of colonial paper and reduce Britain's debt. The colonists had a shortage of hard money and an imbalance of trade. -
Stamp Act
Was a direct tax. This act required all newspapers, broadsides, pamphlets, licenses, leases, and other legal documents to have revenue stamps. Businessmen, lawyers, clergy men, journalists, an other people affected by the Stamp Act formed non-importation associations. They also start smuggling. Stamp Act Congress creates boycotts, organizations. -
Quartering Act
This act forced the colonists to give British soldiers provisions and build barracks. Colonists didn't like it and disputed the legality of it. Led to many fights between colonists and troops. -
Declaratory Act
This act stated that Great Britain had as much authority to tax the colonies as it did those in Europe. It also repealed the Stamp Act and lessened the Sugar Act. The colonists focused their attention on the growing tension between them and Parliament. -
Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend tightened customs administration and enacted duties on colonial imports such as paint, paper, glass, lead, and tea. Merchants resorted to non-importation associations and people made do with local products. Mobs, violence, protests, boycotts. -
Boston Massacre
This happened when the colonists snowballed British soldier, and someone gave the order to fire. 3 Bostonians were killed. Colonists used this as an example of British heartlessness. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Acts repealed except for the tax on tea. Colonists stop buying British Tea. -
Tea Act
The East India Company was having financial trouble, so Britain gave it a monopoly on all the tea exported to America. By selling tea at an extremely low cost and bypassing colonial merchnats, the tea trade was reduced drastically. Colonists forced ships to turn around and take the tea back or agents of the East India Company were forced to resign. This also caused the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Men disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded 3 British ships anchored in Boston Harbor and dumped all the tea. Parliament had to punish the colonists, or else it would be known that they had no control over the colonies. -
Coercive Acts
The Boston Port Bill closed Boston Harbor until they could pay for the tea, town meetings were banned unless sanctioned by the governor, and the second Quartering Act was put in place. This was meant to subdue the colonists, but it only succeeded in riling them up more. -
2nd Quartering Act
Forced the colonists to let British soldiers stay in their home and give them food. -
First Continental Congress Meeting
At the suggestion of the House of Burgesses, delegates met in Philadelphia. Only Georgia didn't send a delegate, but there was 55 people present. They became the Continental Association, which became the leaders of the colonies. -
Quebec Act
Gave French-Canadians rule over themselves. They can keep the same government that the French were used to, and let them be Catholic, which makes colonists mad since they were Protestant.
