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Navigation Act
The British Parliament declared that, with the Navigation Act, only English ships would be allowed to deliver goods to England, and that North American colonies could only export their goods to England. It was England's first attempt to keep the lid on America's independence. -
Proclamation of 1763
Decreed on October 7th, 1763, following the French and Indian War, the Proclamation Line prohibited American Colonists from expanding further into the west, due to "hostile Native Americans". -
Stamp Act
To help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act on March 22nd, 1765. A tax was placed on all legal and official papers and publications circulating throughout the colonies.