Colonial Act TimeLIne

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    This reserved all western land between the Mississippi river, Allegheny Mountains, and florida for native use only.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    This act put taxes on luxury items and made it illegal to import foreign rum.
  • currency act

    currency act
    This made paper money less valuable to the colonies and this caused issues because the colonies needed physical currency
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    This forced the colonies to house the British soldiers and they could do nothing if they got their house took over by them.
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    Taxes were put on everything from playing cards to paper.
  • Declaratory Act

    a way for the colonies to be controlled by the British.
  • Townshed Acts

    The British increased the number of troops in Boston and the military presence.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre
    The colonist were snowballing the British soldiers who then fired on them and left them dead in the snow.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    All taxes but the tea tax was lifted which was a luxury item at the time. Then the sons of Liberty dumped the tea in the harbor to show they didnt want their tea
  • intolerable acts

    a series of acts that lead the people to revolt
  • Quebec act

    britain expanded its territory for more control