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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 prohibited English settlement west of Appalachian mountains. This was done to prevent future wars with natives. The English did not want to spend any more money fighting was in north america. The colonists were outraged by the proclamation they believed that land was theirs due to the war they just fought -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by Parliament to pay for the French and Indian War. This was to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act increased the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye). -
The stamp act
In March, the Stamp Act was passed by parliament imposing the first direct tax on the colonies. This was to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. Thus for the first time in the 150 year old history of the British colonies in america, the Americans will pay tax not to their own local legislatures in America, but directly to England. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. If the soldiers outnumbered colonial housing they would be quartered in inns. They would also be quartered in alehouses, barns, or other buildings. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob harassed British soldiers who then fired their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six. The Boston Massacre was, of course, not a "massacre," in the classic sense. Colonialist responded through propaganda and immediately capitalized on this incident, using it to fan colonial passions of seeing the British unjustly governing the colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped
forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
the Boston Port Act
Closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of the dumped tea was recovered, moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem. It made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony. All the citizens of Boston had to pay a large fine to compensate the tea ht was dumped in the river during the Boston Tea Party. -
the Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor. It also banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor. It restructured the Massachusetts government to give the royally appointed more power. -
The impartial administration of justice act
The Impartial Administration of Justice Act Allowed the governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies. The act also allowed governors to move trials to England. They could move them to England if they feared that the juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act repealed loyalty oath and established religious freedom. It granted emancipation for the catholic, french-speaking settlers of the province.specifically the law provided for the protection of the Roman Catholic faith.