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Stamp Act
The first internal tax levied directly on American colonies by the British parliament as well as a plan tax colonists to generate revenue for Great Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was held to partly help the British control the new lands, but was also acknowledging the rights of the indians. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was passed to raise revenue from the colonies leading them in a sugar crisis and resistance to British taxation. -
Currency Act
The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. This caused increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies. -
Quartering act
The Quartering act is an act put in place by the British parliament that only allows British soldiers to live in the colonist’s home. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act of 1766 Granted Great Britain's parliament the authority to tax the American colonies -
Townshend Act
A series of laws passed by the Britain government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot between the British troops and a crowd in Boston. Several colonists were killed which led a campaign by speech writers. -
Boston Tea Party (1773)
A protest by the American Colonies against the British government over “taxation without representation” led to the British dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable (Coercive Acts)
An act for the impartial administration of justice in the case of persons questioned for any acts done by them in the execution of the law. -
Quartering Act (1774)
Applied to all of the british americans and provided private homes for troops -
Quebec Act
Guaranteed to restore French property rights and freedom of worship. Also helped provoke an invasion of Quebec by the armies of the revolting colonies in the winter of 1775