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Proclamation Act
The act created a line which settlers were not allowed to pass. The act was put into place to prevent westward expansion of the colonies into native American territory. This angered the colonists who sought after good farmland. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act raised tariffs on many foreign imports like sugar and wine. The taxes increased the costs on many items in the colonies and upset the colonists. -
Currency Act
The act passed by the British parliament that took control of American currencies and prevented the printing of new ones. This angered the colonist because British currency was in short supply due to the fact that they could only receive it via trade with the British. -
Quartering Act 1765
The Quartering act forced colonists to house British soldiers in accommodations provided by the colonists. The colonists were being taxed for the British army, which they did not desire the presence of. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act forced colonists to pay taxes on many common goods. The taxation was confirmed with a stamp. Colonists believed the taxation was way to much and resulted in many protests from the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory came along with the repeal of the Stamp and Sugar acts and stated that the British parliament had just as much right to tax the colonists as they had to tax homeland Britain. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of new taxes put into place by the British, these taxes were indirect instead of direct like the stamp and sugar acts. This angered the colonists further and sparked widespread protests. -
Boston Massacre
A riot that turned deadly in Boston. This event was heavily publicized and used in propaganda, showing the cruelty of the British. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest executed by the sons of liberty. This involved colonists dressed up as Indians throwing British tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws put in place by the British parliament after the acts of defiance done by the American colonists. The colonists felt that their rights were violated and many boycotted British goods after this event. -
Quartering Act 1774
This act strengthened the previous quartering act and allowed the British to chose which homes they could take up quarters in. The colonists felt this weakened local authority and even further angered the colonists. -
Quebec Act
This act granted many freedoms to the French Canadians in the region of Quebec. The colonist were angry, since the act resulted in the expansion of Quebec while they were still left being prohibited from expanding westward.