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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, this act was passed to reserve all the western territory between the Allegheny Mountains, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec for use by Native Americans, which halted western expansion and took away the colonists' claim to land. Because of this, they were very angry. -
Sugar Act
In 1765, this act outlawed imports of foreign rum, lowered duty on molasses and levied taxes on many luxury items. This was protested by colonists. -
Currrency Act
This act prevented colonists from using paper bills of credit, making it a burden on the colonists because they were short of hard money. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This act required colonists to provide royal troops with provisions and barracks, which upset the colonists even more. -
Stamp Act
An act where stamps were to be used on all newspapers, broadsides, pamphlets, licenses, leases, and other legal documents. The money was used by Great Britain to "protect" the colonies, which angered the colonists. -
Declaratory Act
This act asserted the authority of the Parliament to make laws and binding the laws in all cases whatsoever. -
Townshend Act
British chancellor Townshend introduced this act, and this enacted duties on colonial goods, which furthered the divide between the colonists and British. -
Boston Massacre
Incident where citizens and British soldiers tensions turned into violence, which helped spark the revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists protested against the british by dumping a great amount of the British East India Company's tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Act (Coercive Act)
This act closed Boston's port until the tea the colonists dumped into the harbor was paid for, which outraged the colonists even more. -
Quartering Act of 1774
This act mandated the colonists to provide housing to British soldiers, which was not taken well by the colonists. -
Quebec Act
This act extended the Quebec territory.