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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was signed by King Gorge III of England to keep the colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains. The proclamation was made to especially keep the colonists out of the enemy territory. The colonists were mad because they just fought the French & Indian War to get the Ohio territory. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed to help reduce the British debt caused by the French & Indian War. It taxed things like textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo dye. The cost of the tax was about 6 to 3 pence per gallon. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act was passed with the Sugar Act to tax the colonists to reduce the British debt caused by the French & Indian War. It said that all debt to British merchants must be paid in British currency. This act just fueled the flame that was the colonist's anger. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was another act to help the British debt caused by the French & Indian War, but it was done differently. The act prohibited British soldiers from staying in private homes. It also made colonial legislators pay and provide for the barracks and other things. -
The Suspending Act
The Suspending Act (passed by British Government) paused the colonist government. It said that they could not put money into anything else until met the requirements of the Quartering Act. That caused everything the relationship between the colonists and the British to crumble a little bit more. -
The Indemnity Act
The British government passed the Indemnity Act. It reduced taxes on the British Company in East India when tea was imported into England. This had nothing to do with the colonist but was part of the Townshend Acts. -
The Commissioners Customs Act
The Commissioners Customs Act was one of the acts that the colonists thought would help them but it just made more taxes. This act started The American Customs Board, The British made them increase taxes more. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts is yet another way for the British to fix the debt caused by the French & Indian War. The acts taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. This act caused many riots and made the colonists very mad. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when American Colonists said they were done with the British and made their first move on them. They ended up throwing 342 containers of British tea into the river. But the British didn't let it go unpunished. -
The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was passed to make make the colonists pay for damages caused by The Boston Tea Party.
The act made people involved and un-involved pay for all the tea dumped in the river. -
The Intolorable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British government after the Boston Tea Party. The acts shut down the Boston Harbor and made to capital get moved. The acts were The Boston Port Act, Murder Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Quartering Act, and The Quebec Act. -
The Murder Act
The Murder Act also known as The Administration of Justice Act was passed by the British Government. It said that British officials who did something bad while enforcing the law had a fair trial. -
The Massachusetts Government Act
The British government passed the Massachusetts Government Act. It was made to give the British more power in the colonies threw their government. It made it so that the British could adjust the government in any way they wanted. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French & Indian War. It also recognized us as an independent nation. Both we and Britain signed it to restore peace and to help Britain's debt is about double what it was before.