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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 didn't allow the Native Americans to settle on their reserved territory. This territory would include territory between the Allegheny Mountains, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec. The colonists didn't agree with this act, as they believed it took away their rights, so they went against what the act said. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an act that imposed a tax on the importation of molasses, rum, and sugar from non-English regions. The colonists response to the Sugar Act was that they didn't agree with it and were upset with it. Out of their disagreement, they decided to protest against it and say how they're getting taxed without representation. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act was an act that was passed in 1764 that prohibited paper bills that the colonists used and the prohibition of printing paper bills. The colonists response to the Currency Act was that they didn't agree with it, and they protested against this act as they refused to pay. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that was passed in 1765 that required mostly everything (such as newspapers, licenses, pamphlets, legal documents, etc.) to have a tax that the colonists had to pay for. The colonists response to this act was that they were furious and went against this act. They protested against this act and refused to pay the tax. They felt like they were being taxed without representation. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act was an act that was passed in 1765 that required the colonists to provide the British soldiers with provisions and barracks, allowing the British soldiers to barge into the colonists places and stay there. The colonists response to this was that sometimes they went against it and didn't allow them to barge inside their house, but the colonists were tired of it and wanted to end so they protested against it. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a declaration that was passed in 1766 that made the Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. The colonists response to this declaration was a mixture of both happiness and disappointment, as some were celebrating that the Stamp Act was repealed, but some believed that even though the Stamp Act was repealed, they thought that there were more acts incoming. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an act that was passed in 1767 was applied taxes to different type of important materials such as tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint. The colonists response to the Townshend Act was that they were angered, so the colonists decided to boycott and not purchase any British imports. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot that had begun because of colonists throwing stones, sticks, and snowballs towards British soldiers, causing the soldiers to shoot and kill the colonists. The colonists response to this massacre was that it made the colonists even angrier and caused colonists to use the Boston Massacre to paint the British soldiers as terrible and horrible people, making people think negative of the soldiers. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was protest by the colonists in which they threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this protest to go against the Parliament taxing the colonists on tea without representation and consent. The colonists response to the Boston Tea Party was that they were a bit angered as doing throwing chests of tea into the Boston Harbor had backfired on their tea sales. -
The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Acts was an act passed in 1774 that included the passing of four laws (that were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.) The Parliament had decided to pass these four laws to punish the colonists due to the Boston Tea Party. The colonists response to the Intolerable Acts were that they were furious and decided to organize and protests against these four laws. -
The Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act was an act that was passed in 1774 that enforced colonists to house British soldiers and provide for them, but it also was a bit different as it allowed British soldiers to housed in private housing places. The colonists reaction to the Quartering Act of 1765 was that they were unhappy with this act and they began to have protests against the act. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was an act that was passed in 1774 that helped the Catholic Church obtain more power and more religious freedom. The colonists response to the Quebec Act was that they were upset as they saw the Quebec Act as a threat to their government and their freedom.