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Proclamation of 1763
This act prevented Americans from expanding further into the territories acquired from the French and Indian War to prevent war with natives. Colonists felt that they had a right to settle further west, and felt that right was disregarded. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act banned the importation of foreign rum, made it so that molasses could only be gained in rations, and put taxes on silks, coffee, and wines. The colonists started thinking about the taxation without representation more and started beginning to protest. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act denied the colonies from using their own paper bills as legal tender. The colonists would be reasonably upset, as this prevented them from using their money, which put a burden on them when it came to trading. -
Stamp Act
This act put heavy taxes on all printed goods, and anything dealing with paper, including a license and playing cards. The colonists were upset at this as they had no say to these taxes and they were put on them without their consent. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This forced colonists to house British soldiers with no compensations. Colonists were very unhappy, as they saw it as just another burden on top of the taxes already imposed on them, and they had to pay for these soldiers' needs. -
Declaratory Act
This act says that Parliament can tax the Americas the same as Britain. This would make colonists upset, as they still had no representation in Parliament. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts put taxes on a bunch of goods, such as tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint. This was making colonists even madder, discouraging them from buying their goods from Britain and instead from elsewhere. -
Boston Massacre
A bunch of colonists were throwing stuff at a group of British soldiers. The soldiers fired randomly and shot a bunch of the colonists. This would anger the colonists greatly, leading to a campaign created by many speech-writers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event where the Sons of Liberty dumped tons of tea into the Boston Harbor, a way of protesting the Tea Act. But this revolt would lead to the intolerable acts. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party, directly punishing Massachusetts for it. It included multiple acts, such as another Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. These obviously would upset the colonists and further drive towards the split from Britain. -
Quartering Act of 1774
This allowed for the royal governors to position soldiers in colonists' home, in which the colonists would have to take care of them once again without compensation. It would cause even further outrage in the colonies, as now they could be put in private houses as well as public inns and homes. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act made it so that there were religious freedoms for French Canadians. Seeing this, the colonists would further strive for independence.