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Navigation Acts
Laws passed by England to stop protest -
Writs Of Assistance
writs of assistance served as general search warrants that did not expire, allowing customs officials to search anywhere for smuggled goods without having to obtain a specific warrant. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with Great Britain. ... England agreed to begin peace negotiations with the Americans to end the Revolutionary War. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was meant to keep the natives and colonists from fighting this act makes colonists angry because they cannot go west past Appalachian mountains. -
sugar act
also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764. ... The earlier Molasses Act 1733, -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress, of the American Colonies, was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765, in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America; it was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies -
Declaratory act
Declaratory Act, (1766), declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain -
Townsend Acts
The Townsend Acts placed a direct tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed -
Tea act
people were protesting tea to stop the taxes that were placed on tea -
Boston tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. -
coerisve Acts