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Proclamation of 1763
A boundary marker to keep colonists on the east side of the Appalachian Mountains and under strict British control. Credit for the picture
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Sugar Act
Also called the Plantation Act or Revenue act that attempted to end the smuggling of sugar and molasses and raise revenue for Britain. Credit for the picture
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Currency Act
Britain abolished colonial currency stopping the issue of new bills or the reissue of existing currency. Credit for the picture
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Stamp Act
The imposition of direct taxes on the colonies and the requirement that printed materials must be stamped under penalty of a fine or, if forged, carry the death penalty. Credit for the picture
https://www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765 -
Quartering Act of 1765
Colonists must house British soldiers in barracks in the colonies and if full then locals must accommodate the soldiers in inns, stables, or houses. Credit for the picture
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Declaratory Act
British Parliament declared the repeal of the Stamp Act. Credit for the picture
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Debates-on-the-Declaratory-ACT-and-the-Repeal-of-the-Stamp-Act-1766-Classic-Reprint-9781333523022/237276645 -
Townshend Act
Also called the Townshend Duties were a series of acts passed by Parliament that taxed certain imported goods, established an American Customs Board in Boston to collect taxes, and gave British officials the right to search colonists' property. Credit for the picture
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Boston Massacre
A confrontation in Boston where a mob assaulted a group of British soldiers and several colonists were shot and subsequently killed. Credit for the picture
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Boston Tea Party
A protest where a group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans boarded British tea ships and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. Credit for the picture
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Intolerable Acts
Also known as the Coercive Acts were a series of laws set to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Credit for the picture
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Quartering act of 1774
Allowed royal governors to find housing and buildings to house British soldiers. Credit for the picture
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Quebec Act
This revoked the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which attempted to conform the French-Canadian population under British rule, the Quebec Act was put in place to gain the loyalty and trust of the French of the province of Qeubec. Credit for the picture
https://www.britannica.com/event/Quebec-Act