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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation stated that the Native Americans reserved western territory between the Allegheny Mountains, Florida, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec. The colonists believed that they had the right to occupy these western lands and they felt ignored. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was a law that taxed traded goods such as wines, silks, coffee, etc., and it outlawed the trade of foreign rum. As a result, colonists protested that "no taxation without representation." -
Currency Act 1764
The Currency Act was passed in order to prevent money to be made/printed because of a deficit trade area and there was a shortage of hard currency. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act was a law which stated that colonists were to provide royal troops a place to reside while they were away. -
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act was a law passed that stated that all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, licenses, etc., to carry a stamp as a form of taxation. As a result, colonists were very much disturbed because a lot of them lost their houses and they felt like they were stripped of their right of representation because this tax was unconstitutional and without their consent. -
Declaratory Act 1766
The Declaratory Act was a law that stated that Parliament had the right to make any laws in order to bind the colonies whenever they saw fit. As a result, colonists were relived for a small break from crisis going on in the mother country. -
Townshend Acts 1767
The Townshend Acts was a law that stated that imported goods by the colonies were to be taxed. These taxes were also used in order to support the British army and colonial officials. As a result, colonists were not happy with this. For example, John Dickinson claimed that Parliament had the right to control trade but they did not have the right to tax colonists without their consent. Also, colonists rebelled by substituting tea, wearing certain clothing and having unpainted houses. -
Boston Massacre 1770
The Boston Massacre was a snowball fight that later became a violent riot between the American colonists and British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Boston Tea Party was a protest led by Samuel Adams in which they went onto the three British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor. As a result, colonists were punished for this act of "vandalism." -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) 1774
The Intolerable Acts also known as the Coercive Acts declared that the Boston Port Bill was to be closed until the tea was paid for. As a result, the life of the colonists/colonies became an economic disaster. -
Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering Act demanded that colonists provide troops with a place to stay and food to eat if necessary. As a result, colonists were upset by this because it was a violation of authority. -
Quebec Act 1774
The Quebec Act was issued in order to increase the boundaries of Quebec south to the Ohio River. In other words, this act further established that the British would have total control over America which feared the colonists as they did not want this type of ruling.