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laws past by England to maintain control over colonial trade. the acts made colonist by colonist by English goods and limited trade with other countries. -
writs of assistance
allows officers to search anywhere for smuggled goods. they were smuggling goods so that they weren't taxed. -
the proclamation act
this was here to keep the colonist and the natives to stop fighting. the natives were mad that they can't go past the Appalachian mountains. -
treaty of Paris 1763
the document that ended the war between french over the Ohio river valley. this treaty ended french power in north america and expanded British territory and increase British debt -
sugar act of 1764
this required the colonist to pay a tax of 6 pence for sugar. some colonist didn't want to pay the tax for sugar so they made them lower it to 3 pence so the colonist would actually pay. -
stamp act of 1765
this was the tax on stamps in paper. the result was that the colonist stopped paying for stamps and smuggled them. -
quartering act
this allowed the soldiers to live in the colonist's house and they would have to feed them and stuff like that. -
stamp act congress
this was the first meeting that the colonist held between October 7 and 25 -
declaratory act
they had repealed the stamp act then replaced it with this one.the government had supreme authority to govern the colonies