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Proclamation line
This policy prevented Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French after the French and Indian War. The colonists believed it was unfair for Britain to prohibit them from settling on these specific lands. In response, British military officials tried to stop the colonists from moving into these areas. -
the sugar act
The Sugar Act attempted to end all the smuggling of sugar and molasses. All of the colonists protested against the Sugar Act. The British government did not protest at all -
The stamp act
The Stamp Act aimed to generate revenue for an army by taxing all legal documents and publications that circulated in the colonies. The colonists contended that taxation without representation was unjust. The British government did not like this act as well. -
The Townshend act
The Townshend Act imposed new duties on imports like glass, lead, paper, and tea to the Colonies from Great Britain. The resentment over this act divided American colonists into patriots and loyalists. The British government created boycotts and protests over this act. -
intolerable act
The British Parliament passed a series of four laws to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. In response to these laws, the American colonists organized the first Continental Congress. The British government aimed to hold the colonies accountable for their actions during the Boston Tea Party.