SHAWN SWOFFORD ACTS TIMELINE JEFF HILLS

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts
    To control all colonial trade but this outraged colonies because the prices were so high
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    This prevented the colonies from moving west and this angered them because they wanted the land NOW.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    This lowered prices on sugar and allowed officers to seize anywhere they wanted. This made the colonies feel violeted.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Taxes almost every legal document. This interfiered with colonies affairs without concent.
  • Declaratory act

    Declaratory act
    Allows brittan to tax the colonies regardless.
  • Townshend act

    Townshend act
    This taxed multiple goods including paint, tea, paper and glass. The colonies believed only they can tax themselves.
  • Tea act

    Tea act
    This allowed parliament to take sole control of the tea in the colonies, causing the boston tea party.
  • Quebec act

    Quebec act
    This set up a government in quebec and ignored the colonies claim to the area
  • Coercive acts

    Coercive acts
    These were cruel laws that punished colonies for resisting british rule. Colonists felt this violated their english rights.