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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a British made boundary in the Appalachian Mountains. This was ordered on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation stopped the Anglo-American colonists from making their new villages on lands from the French after the French and Indian War. The colonists were very mad due to this act. They felt the British did this so they could still keep the colonists under their control. The colonists didn't obey this law. -
The Sugar Act
On April 5th, 1764 the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act was an act that put extreme tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported to the Colonies from England. The colonists were very upset with this act so they would protest. The colonists had a rule they would always say, "No taxation without representation." -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act allowed royal troops to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks were not available. The houses the soldiers would stay in were usually colonist's houses. Even if the colonist's didn't want to have the soldiers stay with them or they didn't have any room, it was against the law to say no. -
The Stamp Act
In March, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American Colonies. This was to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. Therefore, 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. Under the stamp act all printed materials were taxed including, newspapers, pamphlets, bills, and more. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob harassed British soldiers. The soldiers responded by firing their muskets into the crowd. This instantly killed 3 people, 2 were mortally wounded, and 6 were injured. The Boston Massacre was obviously not a "massacre," but the colonialist responded to this by immediately using this incident to to fan colonial passions of seeing the British cruelly governing the colonies. -
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. The Boston Tea Party was a direct responded from colonists who opposed tea which was taxed by someone other than their own representatives, -
Boston Port Act
This act closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of the dumped tea was recovered. This moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem. This also made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony. -
The Massachusetts Regulating Act
The Massachusetts Regulating Act made all law officers subject to appointments by the royal governor. This act also banned all town meeting that didn't have approval of the royal governor. This act made the colonists less in control of their government. -
The Impartial Administration of Justice Act
The Impartial Administration of Justice Act allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies. They even could move the trial to England. They did so because they feared the juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act granted civil government and religious freedom to Catholics living in Quebec. This act also let the French experiment with their style of law. It also gave more power to the Catholic Church. The Quebec made it so the Church could collect money again.