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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 made it impossible for English settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. This happened so that the colonies would be split when entering the Appalachian Mountains. This was also issued because British didn't want the Americans to come over to their land. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was brought on by the French and Indian War and how they had to pay for the damages done. The Sugar act helped the British sugar plants make more money. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was something that the colonists had to pay. It was used on different forms of items like pamphlets, documents, newspapers, etc. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened because a group of civilians attacked another group of British soldiers. The British soldiers began to fire their fire arms at the civilians, killing 3 instantly and 2 later died, 6 becoming injured. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was an event that the British East India Company went into the harbor, and then began to pour 342 crates of fresh tea into the water. This had an outcome of the British shutting down the Boston Harbor until all the 342 crates of tea were cleared out of the water. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts began because on May 20, 1774 the Boston Tea Party actions that they made. The Great Britain side used the rebellions to get past through the deal they made with the Americans. They also made 4 punishments that the laws that had to be passed down to discipline the Sons of Liberty for what they did and to teach them a lesson or they are going to get a very bad punishment. Maybe even death.