Post-French & Indian War: Acts of Parliament

By Chrissyyy.c

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Limited westward expansions of American Colonists After the French and Indian war.

  • Sugar Act

    A law placing taxes on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies

  • Currency Act

    prohibited American Colonies from issuing their own currency, angering many american colonist.

  • Stamp Act

    a law that was passed by parliament that required the colonists to pay taxes on printed materials

  • Quartering Act

    Act that required the colonists to house the British troops and provide them with supplies

  • Declaratory Act

    Parliament could tax the colonies in all circumstances

  • Townshend act

    laws passed that taxed goods such as glass, paint, paper, tea, and led

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers kilt 5 colonist and injured 3 for protesting.

  • Tea Act

    Gave the East India Company an unfair business advantage over colonial merchants; gave them the right to sell tea directly to Americans. Some duties on tea reduced. In result, colonist dumped the tea into the Boston Tea Massacre.

  • Coercive Acts

    Closes port of Boston, Restructures Mass. gov., Restricts town meetings, Troops quartered in Boston, and No more trials or jury. The colonist boycotted british goods.

  • Quebec Act

    an act passed by Parliament to institute permanent authority in canada