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The Proclamation of 1763
No Colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountain -
The Sugar Act of 1764
Halved the tax on foreign made molasses in the hopes Colonist would stop smugglers -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act required all colonist to pay taxes on each piece of paper that they used. Such as legal documents, licenses, pamphlets and or almanacs. -
The Repeal of The Stamp Act 1766
The Declaratory Act was passed by the British Parliament after repealing the stamp act. It said "Parliament has the right to tax all colonist." -
The Boston Massacre of 1770
It was colonist propaganda. Only five colonist were killed. John Adams defends the British soldiers in court, but still an outspoken supporter of independence. -
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
Parliament passed the Tea Act which stopped colonist smuggling in tea from other countries so that they could only purchase English tea. -
The Intolerable Acts of 1774
The intolerable acts of 1774 were a set of laws used to punish Massachusetts for dumping British tea in the ocean.
