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Proclaimation of 1763
The Proclaimation of 1763 was when King George made the rule that said Settlers could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains (there was a imaginary line drawn where the settlers could not go). This Proclaimation was meant to strengthen relationship with the Native North Americans. The colonists reacted by crossing the line of Proclaimation and becoming illegal immigrants in Indian territory. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The sugar act was used to raise tax and revenue on goods. This act came on the colonists during an economic depression. New England ports were hit hard with this Tax because as the enforcement for smuggling goods over got bigger, then the smuggling became more risky. This effected the Colonies in a pretty big way by making it harder for their buisnesses to sell goods. -
Currency Act of 1764
The currency Act was passed to help the British national debt and pay for the military.The Currency Act was when the British Parliament regulated the amount of paper money that the colonies issued to their colonists. This effected the colonists by making it harder for them to make money when there is a regulation on how much money can be produced. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act was when the British put a tax on papers. It required the Colonists to put all produced documents on Stamped Paper. This was to pay for the British Army. The colonists reacted with protests. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This act was to require British soldiers to stay in Colonist's homes. They got to use the goods of the colonists, and sleep in their houses. This infuriated the colonists because they wanted their own space and their own houses to themselves. The colonists reacted by getting angry and also protesting. -
Stamp Act Congress 1765
This was a meeting held in New York City. People in this meeting consisted of British and Colonial representatives. This meeting was meant to negotiate and to protest against the Stamp Act. This meeting took place because the colonists reacted violently to thr stamp act. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
This act involved the repeal of the Stamp Act. The stamp act was repealed because protests and boycotts were making British trade suffer. This British Parliament was trying to prove that they are very visible in the American Colonies as they were in the Britain. There was celebration over how the Stamp Act was repealed. -
Townshend Act of 1767
This act was meant to raise revenue on goods to pay for salaries of governors and judges. The reaction was an outrage in the colonists.
