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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 made all land to the west of the Appalachian Divide off limits to settlers. This proclamation was the first of Great Britain's severe limitations and strictness on the thirteen colonies. It made private citizens and colonial governments unable to buy land or make agreements in the set land area. This also established three now mainland colonies. These colonies are: Quebec, East Florida, and West Florida. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act was an attempt to stop people from smuggling, specifically sugar and molasses. They did this in hopes of Great Britain getting increased revenue from people having to by sugar and molasses from them. Before this act, there was actually another called the Molasses Act in 1733 that failed. The Sugar Act made it to where there was extremely strong customs to make sure nobody was smuggling those goods. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 was passed to outline where British soldiers could find a place to stay. This act made the colonists provide room for British soldiers in the barracks provided by the colonists. If the colonist's barracks were too small, the soldiers would be allowed in local inns. -
Currency Act
During this time, there was no silver or gold in the mines so there was little to no currency. The Currency Act prohibited any issuing of new bills(money) or reissuing existing currency. The colonists did not like this, so many of them protested heavily. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act levied a tax on everything on paper. This included legal documents, dice, playing cards, and more. The British did this because they went into debt due to the French and Indian Wars, especially the last war(French and Indian War/Seven Years War). The colonists saw this as unconstitutional because it was not their legislation levying this tax onto them. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of four acts passed to attempt having the British Parliament have authority over the colonies. They did this by suspending representative assembly and placing very strict restrictions on the collection of revenue. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act followed the repeal of the Stamp Act. This act made it clear that the British Parliament's taxing is the same in America as in Great Britain. This had made the principle of binding laws on the colonists harder for the British. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot which happened on King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It started off and a fight between colonists and one British soldier. This paved a path that led to the American Revolution. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act vested the government of Quebec in a governor and council and preserved the French Civil Code. The act was an attempt to deal with major questions that had arisen during the attempt to make the French colony of Canada a province of the British Empire in North America. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists took British tea and tossed it into the Boston Harbor. This was done as a protest against tax and tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The four acts included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. These acts made the colonists even more resistant than before.