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Proclamation of 1763
The British government did not want American colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains and creating tension with the French and Native Americans there. it prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. -
Sugar Act
to stop smuggling between colonies and the French west indies. it cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon. -
Currency Act
prohibited the printing and issuance of paper money by Colonial legislatures.The Currency Act of 1764 | American Battlefield Trust To protect British merchants and creditors from depreciated colonial currency.it increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies -
Quatering Act 1765
The Quartering Act applied to all of the colonies, and sought to create a more effective method of housing British troops in America.it prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes -
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Stamp Act
taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. it helped pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War -
Declaratory Act
assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North America after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act.it helped make clear of full power and authority to make laws . -
Townshend Act
initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Pushed American colonists towards revolution and showed that the British didn't understand that "taxation without representation". -
Boston Tea Party
a direct response to British taxation policies in the North American colonies. it directly led up to the sparking of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. -
Intolerable Acts
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.it was meant to force the rebellious colonies back into place -
Quartering Act 1774
allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers.it helped improve housing options for regular troops stationed in the colonies. -
Queba Act
established the procedures of governance for the Province of Quebec.it guaranteed the freedom of worship and restored French property right. -
Boston massacre
a crowd confronted eight British soldiers in the streets of the city. As the mob insulted and threatened them, the soldiers fired their muskets, killing five colonists. it is important because it helped galvanize Boston and the colonies against the mother country