Discontent Grows

By Takyi1091
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    Proclamation of 1763

    The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on 7 October 1763. It followed the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Seven Years' War and transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain.
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    Suger act

    The new Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum
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    Currency act

    The Currency Act, passed in 1764 along with the Sugar Act, prohibited the printing and issuance of paper money by Colonial legislatures. It also set up fines and penalties for members of Colonial government who disobeyed, despite the long-standing currency shortage.
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    Stamp act

    The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America
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    Quartering act 1765

    The 1765 act actually prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes, but it did make the colonial legislatures responsible for paying for and providing for barracks or other accommodations to house British regulars.
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    Declaratory Act

    declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
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    Townshend act

    the Townshend Acts would assert British authority over the colonies as well as increase revenue.
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    Boston tea party

    The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts
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    Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

    The Coercive Acts of 1774, known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
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    Quebec act

    The Quebec Act 1774, or British North America Act 1774, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which set procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec.