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The Proclamation of 1763
After england won the Seven Years' War and gained land in North America, it issued the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited the colonists from settling west of Appalachia. -
The Sugar Act
Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act, which was about to expire. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay taxes in order to sell sugar and molasses. -
the stamp act
Seeking to defray some of the costs of garrisoning the colonies, Parliament required all legal documents, newspapers and pamphlets required to use watermarked, or 'stamped' paper on which a levy was placed. -
Quartering Act
Colonial assemblies required to pay for supplies to england garrisons. The New York assembly argued that it would not be forced to comply. -
the boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. many colonist were killed. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. ... In england, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts.
