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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was used to reserve territory for the Native Americans. In response to the proclamation, some of the colonists didn’t really listen and it angered others. The proclamation ultimately didn’t really stop westward settling. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an Act passed to limit the sugar trade, which levied taxes on all other luxury items that used sugar. In response to the act, the colonists started to smuggle in the sugar trade. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was an act that was passed to restrict the colonists from printing their own money. In response to the act, the colonists protested against the act and claimed taxation without representation. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act required that all paper documents, licenses, legal documents, etc. have a stamp on it and taxed the colonies. The money taken from the stamps would be used for war costs. In response to the act, some colonists protested the act and others boycotted, even though there were sometimes consequences. -
Quartering Act 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 required that the colonies allow the troops to stay in their homes and provide for them. In response to the act, the colonists were angry because not only did they have to provide shelter, but they were also being taxed for the barracks of the troops. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was an act that stated that the Parliament's authority has the same effect in Britain as it has in America.
In response to the act, the colonists because it was a step toward being equal to the British and it was also a step towards repealing the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an act that placed taxes on imported British products, to make the colonists pay. In response to the act, the colonists boycotted the British goods that were taxed, in an attempt to get the act repealed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot or protest that turned out to be deadly. Violence started to spread between the British and some of the citizens, which killed multiple people. In response to the massacre, the colonists became more aware and cautious of what the British is doing. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the colonists because the British had made an act to tax them on all exported tea, so the colonies dumped tea into the harbor. In response to this act, the colonists were enraged because they were getting taxed for tea and some of the acts weren’t getting repealed. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Act was basically the British getting back at the colonies for the Boston tea party. This act was a set of laws passed to stop the colonists from further disobeying the Britain Government. In response to the act, the colonists were enraged and some of the colonists boycotted. -
Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774, the act was passed to have troops reside in citizens homes, even private ones, if it was necessary. In response to the act, the colonists were over being treated that way and were tired, some wanted to protest. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was passed so the British could gain the support and loyalty from the people in Quebec. In response to the act, it pushed some of the colonists to rebel even more than before.