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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a policy which banned any westward colonization and made land grants useless over said territory. The colonists felt it was unfair from having been promised land, so most colonists ignored the law. The British responded by sending soldiers to stop the colonists.
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Era of Acts
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Sugar Act
In 1764, King George lll created the Sugar Act which for every pound of sugar, colonists had to pay 3 pence. The colonists were naturally mad at the act, but they weren't mad because it was expensive. They were mad that the colonies only got taxed and had no representation for the act. The British didn't care and created another act.
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The Stamp Act
The British sought only to only tax the colonists by creating the Stamp Act. This would mean that colonists would need to buy a stamp and put it on any written document. The colonists felt mad and started protesting. The British reacted by canceling the act but set up a new one which made sure any laws they passed bind the colonies
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The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act prohibited housing soldiers in private houses. They forced colonists to pay for the expenses of lodging the soldiers which led to workmen rebelling and not fixing the places the soldiers stayed at. The British repealed the act because the bad outweighed the benefits but it was later revived in 1774.
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The Townshend Act
John Townshend was a British treasure who created a way to tax colonists for imported goods like lead, glass, paint, tea, and paper. This led to protests in Boston because that was their main living hood. The British reacted to the protests by sending troops to watch them, but it ended up as a failure and named the Boston Massacre.
Image:History.com Editors. “Townshend Acts.”History.com,A&E Television Networks,9 Nov. 2009,Link