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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation gave Native Americans western territory between the Allegheny Mountains, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec. This prevented the colonists from expanding westward. This increased the colonist's anger towards Britian, and some refused to obey this Act while others just didn't like it. -
Sugar Act
This act banned foreign rum from being imported. It also placed taxes on wines, silks, coffee, and other luxury items and lowered the duty on molasses. The merchants, legislatures and colonists who had town meetings protested against the law and used the slogan "taxation without representation. -
Currency Act
The Parliament placed the Currency Act to stop the colonies from being able to print paper money. The colonists were always short on currency and this Act just made their problem worse. The Colonists were against this and began protesting. -
Stamp Act
Taxes were placed on several items that colonists used such as newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and dice. Colonists began protesting and boycotting these products that the British taxed. -
Quartering Act
This Act made the colonists provide the British troops with provisions and barracks. This annoyed the colonists because they had to pay for this, and they obviously did not want to, making them protest. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory act was made to assert the Parliament's power over making laws for the colonists. This did not have any effect on the colonists, so they were not bothered. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend acts has the colonists pay the import duty for tea, glass, oil, lead, paper, and paint. Colonists boycotted these goods and used what they had and found substitutes for goods such as tea, clothing, and paper. -
Boston Massacre
British troops began firing at several of the colonists who were throwing snowballs at the soldiers. The soldiers began firing at them and created a nasty fight between the two sides. This upsets the colonists even more and makes them push to have the laws removed. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men who were led by Samuel Adams were dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped the tea cargo of three British ships. 342 chests of tea that was worth 18,000 pounds sterling was poured to prevent colonists from purchasing the tea and paying taxes. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts): 1st Act
The Parliament decides to shut down the Boston harbor from shipping goods until the tea that was thrown overboard was paid. The colonists decided to boycott this act since they were not getting any shipment. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts): 2nd & 3rd Acts
These next two acts banned the colonists from having public meetings in Massachusetts unless it was made by the royal governor. As well as any British official who was accused of a capital offense had to be sent to England or another Colony. The colonists decided to meet in secret and disregard this act. -
Quartering Act
The colonists were forced to open up their homes to the British troops and offer them a place to stay and food to eat. This angered the colonists causing them to protest because they did not like having the troops eating their food and using their resources. -
Quebec Act
The boundaries of Quebec extended to the Ohio River and gives rights to the Catholics and Indians who live there. This allowed for trials without jury, no representative assembly and disregarded old charter claims. The colonists began forming a plan to separate themselves from the British.