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Proclamation Of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763,
signed by King George III of
England, prohibited any English
settlement west of the
Appalachian mountains. It required those already settled
in those regions to return east in
an attempt to ease tensions with
Native Americans. Colonists that were resented were not able to settle west
of the Proclamation line,
especially in places like
the Ohio Valley. -
The Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was passed by
Parliament to pay for the war debt
brought on by the French and
Indian War. It also helped 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
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The Stamp Act Of 1765
In March, the Stamp Act, passed by Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. 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 legislature in America , but directly to England. Under the Stamp Act, all printed materials were taxed, including: newspapers, pamphlets, bills, and legal documents ect. -
The Townshend Act
In 1767, The English Parliament passed
the Townshend Revenue Acts. This imposed
a new series of taxes on the colonists to
pay for the costs of administering and
protecting the American colonies. Items
taxed included imports such as paper,
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob harassed British soldiers who then fired their muskets pointblank into
the crowd. It killed three instantly. It mortally wounded two others and injured six. -
The Boston Tea Party
On the evening of December 16, 1773, 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. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts) were a series of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North and enacted in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Port Act
They closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of the dumped tea was recovered. Then they moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem, and made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony. -
Massachusetts Regulating Act
The Massachusetts Regulating Act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act allowed royal troops to stay in houses or
empty buildings if barracks were not
available. This act was passed as a part of the Coercive Acts in the wake of the Boston Tea Party. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act established the procedures of governance for Quebec. Great Britain acquired the territory from France under the Treaty of Paris.