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the proclamtion of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 forbade any english settlements west of the appalachian mountains to stay there and forced them to move east. They did this in an attempt to stop any future conflict or tension with the natives. The colonists were extremely unhappy with this and resented not being able to live/settle west of the proclamation line, especially in places like the ohio valley. With the french gone they thought it was their right. -
sugar act of 1764
The sugar act of 1764 was passed by parliament to pay for the debt of the french and indian war. It was also passed to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and new territories. It increased the duties on things like imported sugar and other things such as coffee, wine, textiles, and indigo. It also prohibited the importation of foreign rum. -
Stamp Act of 1764
The stamp act was passed by parliament imposing the first direct tax on the colonies to balance the high costs of the british military organization in america in march of 1765. For the first time in 150 years the americans will pay tax not to their own local legislatures in america, but directly to england. The stamp act taxed all printed materials, some of those items being newspapers, bills, legal documents, license, and even dice and playing cards. -
Quartering Act
The province of New York assembly passed this act. The act allowed royal troops to stay in other people's houses or empty buildings if barracks were unavailable. The act also required the home owners to feed the troops and give them a bed. The colonists disputed the legality of this act because it seemed to violate the Bill of Rights of 1689. -
townshend acts
The english parliament passed the Townshend Revenue Acts, taxing the colonists even more than they already were. This was to pay for the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. The items taxed were paper, tea, glass, lead and paints.The act also established a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston. -
boston massacre
This event occurred when a bunch of angry people harassed British soldiers, who then fired their muskets right into the crowd of people. The shooting killed three people instantly, mortally wounding two others, and injuring six. It wasn't really a massacre because only 5 people died but colonists still responded with 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 on the evening of December 16, 1773. They were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They got on three different british ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth.They then dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. This was a direct response 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 until the price of dumped tea was recovered. It also moved the capital of massachusetts to salem and and made marblehead the official port of entry for massachusetts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts (or coercive acts) were a sequence of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North. They were enacted in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws included: the boston port act, quartering act, quebec act, massachusetts bay regulating act, and the impartial administration act. These were by far the worst of the acts passed. -
Quebec Act
This act granted civil government and religious freedom for catholics living in quebec. The Act defined the structure of the provincial government by making a governor who was supported by a legislative council. Colonists didn't like this act because they feared it would increase british control of religion, land distribution, and colonial government.