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Proclamation of 1763
A royal Proclamation given by Great Britain to reserve western territory from Allegheny Mountains, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec for Native America usage only. The colonists were offended by the fact that the possibility of westward expansion was denied through this proclamation. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act outlaw foreign rum, levied taxes on wines, silks, coffee, and several luxury items .The colonists responded by protesting the law, and then they began the famous slogan of "no taxation without representation". -
Currency Act of 1764
The Currency Act prevented paper currency issued to the colonists from being used in any of the King of Britain's colonies. The colonist's trade diminished due to the Currency Act because they lacked hard currency. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act taxed serval items and goods such as; newspapers, broadsides, pamphlets, leases, and legal document. The Stamp Act also required certain stamping to by used on these said goods and any actions taken against the act can result in serious penalties. The colonists responded angerly, to the point of creating a secret organization to protest the Stamp Act through violent means. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering required the colonists to provide British soldiers with rations and barracks. The colonists were angered by this act due to the extended expenses that the British soldier brought with them. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required local authorities to find shelter for British soldiers, even in private quarters. This enraged the colonists greatly, because of the fact that their homes, taverns, and inns were overrun with British soldiers which caused added expense at the cost of the colonies. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
The Declaratory Act repealed the Stamp Act and it reshaped the Sugar Act and reasserted Parliament's power over the colonies. Which allowed Parliament to tax and bind them by law in whatever way they pleased. In some way the colonists had won a small battle in the face of the upcoming war with Parliament to come. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Act allowed Great Britain to raise revenue in the colonies to ensure the presence of British official and soldiers in America. The Townshend Act reduced the taxes on British goods while it raised the taxes on the colonists goods. In response, a letter was written by John Dickinson which argued that Parliament had the right to control British taxes, but not the taxes of colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The British soldier were stationed to protect custom commissioners. The presence of the British soldier angered the colonists inciting a bloody massacre of the colonists that were antagonizing the British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The East India Company appealed to the British government, which allowed the East India Company to monopolize the tea that was being imported to the colonists. The colonists were angered by the fact that all the tea that was imported was taxed as it was. So the colonists disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians led by Samuel Adams and proceeded to dump all the tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Act (Coercive Act)
The Intolerable Acts closed the port of the Boston harbor that the tea was dumped in until the price of the tea that was wasted was paid for. This caused the colonists to have a diminished economy due to the fact that the trade through sea was closed. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act extended the territory of Quebec South to Quebec River, trials without jury, allowed no general assembly, and gave the Catholic Church a semi-presence in America. This caused the colonies' delegates and representatives to come together and make the first continental congress to fight against the Five Intolerable Acts.
