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Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, The British government stated that lands west of the Appalachian are off-limits to the Indians so they won't invade their territory. Colonists were not happy with this because they wanted good farmland, and they feel that their rights to travel where they wanted were taken away. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put taxes on not only sugar but other resources as well, such as coffee, wine, etc. This act was imposed in order to lessen the amount of smuggling in the colonies. This tax was also used to help pay back the expenses of the French and Indian War. The colonies did not like this tax since they traded with many places that produced sugar. They boycotted and protested against the act. -
Currency Act
The colonists had a hard time making money since they weren't trading with anybody, so they have found a way to make new cash called the Bills of Credit. The Parliament came up with the Currency Act, which restricted the colonists from creating any new bills. The colonists protested against this act. -
Stamp Act
The British government imposed the stamp act in order for the colonies to help pay back the fees spent during the French and Indian War. This put taxes on things like newspapers, bills, pamphlets, etc. Secret groups were created in order to fight against the Stamp Act. Many places were mobbed and boycotted in Massachusetts, and the military had to get involved. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was when the British soldiers had to be placed in some American public houses. Colonists in New York did not like this act because they didn't want the British troops living in their houses without their consent. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaration Act stated the repeal of the Stamp Act, and it also stated that the Parliament can pass any law that they think would look right for the colonists. Since the Stamp Act was taken away, the colonists enjoyed this even for a short amount of time. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was passed to help raise the money in order to take care of the British Army and to support colonial officials. Items that were imported to America were taxed. The colonists weren't that violent towards this act, and just decided to not buy British goods. They instead bought items from different places, even though they weren't that good. -
Boston Massacre
Many patriot colonists boycotted many stores that sold British items. One day, Private Hugh White was guarding the King's money and the colonists decided to go threaten him. It started off as a little snowball fight, but then it got more violent. It eventually turned into a mob attack. This event showed how brutal the British were. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonies did not want to get tea from the East India Company since taxes were still on tea. Instead, they smuggled Dutch tea which led the East India Company in bankruptcy since they weren't sending out any tea to the colonies. The British started to send out tea for a cheaper price, but it still had taxes on them. So, a group of men dressed up as Indians and tossed the tea cargo into the water. They did this in order for the colonists to not buy the tea and pay for the taxes. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Acts was a series of four acts that were passed in order to punish the colonists because they participated in the Boston Tea Party. It Includes the Boston Port Act (closed the Boston Port), The Massachusetts Government Act (stopped democratic town meetings), The Administration of Justice Act (British officials cant get prosecuted), and the Quartering Act. This caused the colonies to come together and discuss a way to approach the British -
The Quartering Act of 1774
This Quartering Act was applied to all of the American colonies and not just Massachusetts this time. This still enraged the colonists because foreign soldiers were being placed in their own homes without their consent. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act gave the French Canadians religious freedom, gave the Roman Catholic Church a good status, and supported the trial without jury. It was made to gain the loyalty of the French-Canadians. This act also restricted the colonists to expand to the North and Northwest. Many of the colonists were Protestants, and they were not happy with how the Roman Catholic Church was getting more attention.
