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Sugar Act
The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act after revoking the stamp act to increase the tax on sugar and other imported goods from the American colonies to raise funds to help pay off Britain's debt from the French and Indian War. Additionally, this changed the direction of taxation of the colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 persevered western territory to native Americans to decrease the chance of violence, this act prevented American colonists from settling further on into western land, though this act was to avoid controversy with native american allies the american colonists were not happy about this new act and expanded their land anyway with little to no consequences. -
The Stamp Act
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to repay Britain for “protecting American colonies”, the stamp act ensured all colonists' taxes were collected and raised by stamping each product that was purchased to confirm it was not counterfeited. The taxes imposed on American colonists were burdensome which soon led to resentment in the colonies. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act forced American colonists to house and cater to British soldiers, this included providing them with food, transportation, and generally a place to stay. This meant American colonists had to spend more money on food and other supplies, causing financial loss. The quartering act is why the 3rd Amendment was created; “No Soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner…” -
Declaratory act
After the British parliament found out about the American colonists suffering and how it was affecting British merchants they decided to revoke the Stamp Act and change the Sugar Act, but Britain still asserted all power within the colonies, the colonists had only found one temporary solution to their continuous suffering. -
Townshend act
The Townshend Acts were a sequence of laws passed by parliament, the purpose of these laws was to tax imported goods, this was to raise money for colonial officials like governors and judges, the colonists did not like this though, and considered it a form of taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
On this day, three British officers opened fire on a group of American Colonists who were rioting. The Colonists had been throwing objects at the officers and picking fights which led to escalating tensions. This violent confrontation deeply angered many Colonists and further strained relations between the American colonies and British authorities -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a form of protest in the Boston Harbor done by the colonists who didn't appreciate the imposition of taxes on tea, said colonists disguised themselves as native Americans and then proceeded to dumb chests full of tea off three British ships causing extreme financial damage, this enraged Britain and created tension between them and the American colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were four laws passed by the British Parliament as a form of reparation for the damage caused by the Boston Tea Party. These laws included the Boston Port Act which closed the Boston Harbour up to prevent the tea from being imported until the American colonists had paid for the tea they destroyed... -
Intolerable acts (continued)
....the Massachusetts Government Act which altered the form of government to be more royally ruled, the Administration of Justice Act which required all British officials the right to a fair trial, and finally the Quartering Act which forced American colonists to house British soldiers. -
The Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774, just like the Quartering Act of 1765, forced colonists to house British soldiers, but this time not only were colonists forced to house soldiers the royal governors were to choose whose home these soldiers were to be staying in which just angered the colonists more. -
Quebec act
The Quebec Act was passed to settle cultural differences, especially religious ones by letting people practice Catholicism. The Quebec Act, which was passed when Britain still controlled Quebec, permitted juryless trials and did not establish a representative assembly. -
Currency act
The purpose of the Currency Act was to control colonial currency, the British parliament
did not allow colonists to print off bills and required them to use silver and gold for trade, using paper bills was a lot easier for colonists so when the British got rid of them they were very upset.