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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation happened because the Parliament didn't want Colonists to cross the Appalachian Mountains, and cause tension. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act strongly enforced the tax on molasses, sugar, and other products. -
Quebec Act
It gave the right to colonists in Quebec to practice catholicism, and to expand borders. -
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Currency Act
The Currency Act prohibited the printing of paper money, and set up fines and penalties for members of the Colonial Government. -
Stamp Act
The British were in debt after the French and Indian war, so they taxed everything so people had to pay, to basically survive. -
Quartering Act
It prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes. -
Declaratory Act
Declaration by British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
Initiated tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
A street brawl between American Colonists and a lone British soldier, that turned into a blood bath. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a direct response to British taxation policies, in the Colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of law passed by British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party incident. -
Quartering Act
Allowed Royal Governors, rather than colonial legislatures to find homes to quarter British soldiers.