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Royal Proclamation
Overview:Britain prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.
Significance: Colonists were mad because it was forced upon them -
Stamp Act
Overview: This act was written by the British because they were largely in debt from the 7 Years War and the act required the colonists to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
Significance-The colonists didn't want to pay taxes on paper. -
Declaratory Act
Overview:This act states that a parliamentary majority could pass any law they saw fit affecting both the British and the colonists.
Significance-They repealed the Stamp Act and wrote this one. The colonists didn't think that was fair and started having ideas of revolting. -
Townshend Duties
Overview-They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
Significance-the act was originally made to raise revenue to help pay the cost of maintaining an army in North America, but they used the revenue to pay the salaries of some colonial governors and judges. -
Boston Massacre
Overview-British soldiers killed several people while being harassed by a patriot mob throwing snowballs, sticks, and stones
Significance-publicized by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams colonists were riled up and were thinking about revolting -
Tea Act
Overview-The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies.
Significance-Prompted the Boston Tea Party colonists threw tea in the water -
Lexington and Concord
Overview-the first military engagements of the American revolution. British troops had moved from Boston to Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries
