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Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 reserved the use of the western area between Quebec, Mississippi River, and Allegheny Mountains for the Native Americans. The Colonists were angered at this being as they thought they had a right to expand and colonize the West. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 made importing of foreign rum illegal and put a tax on molasses, wine, silks, coffee, and other luxurious items. Merchants and colonists protested the act and found it destructive and outrageous, especially with the lengths the British would go to enforce it. (This is where taxation without representation originated). -
Currency Act
The Currency Act of 1764 made it to where the colonies, who were already short on hard, British money, couldn't print or use their own paper alternative. This negatively impacted them and put them into a state of general poorness and disarray. -
Quartering Act 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 forced colonies to house and supply British Soldiers, with no form of compensation. Not only did this upset colonists because they weren't in a good position to provide for others without form of payment, but also because the troops often harrassed and mistreated the colonists. -
Quartering Act of 1765
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 required all legal papers and documents to use revenue stamps. This greatly angered colonists, especially those in "articulate and powerful" professions because it put a tax on one of, if not the most, common commodoties, and with their already decreased wealth from the other acts, this hit hard. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act of 1766 felt like a win for the Colonists because it came with the repeal of the Stamp Act and changes to the Sugar Act, but it allowed Parliament to make "laws binding to the colonies in all cases whatsoever." -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxxed common household imports like paper, glass, lead, and tea. While this was done under the guise that Parliament had the right to tax goods for the colony that come from outside of them, not within; the colonies disagreed though, and when reinforced in Boston, resulted in violence. -
Boston Massacre
When officicals went to claim their duties in Boston, they were harassed which cause soldiers to come and protect them; this eventually turned into a snowballing of the soldiers, and then a mobbing of them, which then in turned derailed until they were given the orders to fire, leaving three Boston citizens dead on the ground. -
The Boston Tea Party
After Britian got a monopoly on all tea they were free to restrict how much the colonies got and for what price. The British abused this and sparked anger amongst the colonist, specifically a group of themselves which were self titled the 'Sons of Liberty' who organized an attack on three British ships, dumping all tea on board into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts, or Intolerable Acts, of 1774 closed the Boston Port until the tea was paid for, restricted local authority, and prevented town meetings from being held without the governor's consent. This was terrible for Boston, being as the port is where the majority of the town's economy flourished from. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act of 1774 extended the Quebec boundaries south, and gave trials without jury. This caused the Colonists to not only not be able to expand Westward, but Northward as well. It also gave more power and status to the Catholic Church, with outraged many protestant colonists. -
Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774 forced authorities to find places of living for British soldiers, even in private homes if needbe. This prevented colonists from schemeing and rebelling but only deepened their resentment.