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Parliamentary act of 1763
The point of this act was to reserve Western territories and stop Westward expansion and at the time the colonist believed that this was a major victory. picture Url: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/dcush-1301-timeline -
Sugar act of 1764
The sugar act was the replacement of the molasses act in which at first only restricted rum and molasses but the sugar act taxed more luxury items such as rum, molasses, coffee and silks. This was upsetting to many colonist because this was an unfair tax they didn't agree to them. Picture Url: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/apush-dates-to-remember -
Currency act of 1764
The point of this act was to allow Britain to take control of and regulate the currency in all of the 13 colonies. The colonist specifically the ones in Massachusetts decided that they needed to figure out how to protest. Picture Url: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-road-to-revolution-17hbreinig1 -
Stamp act of 1765
This put a tax on any and all printed materials such as cards, dice, and documents, once again the colonist believed that this was unfair and as Adams put it burdensome. picture Url: https://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/1765+stamp+act -
Quartering act of 1765
This act made it to where colonist were forced to give food, shelter, and transportation to any of the British soldiers. The colonist thought that this was very invasive. Picture Url: https://www.sutori.com/en/story/quartering-act-of-1765-and-1774--9EMcgug42w4Uau6FBPofX6QT -
Declaratory act of 1766
This was an act that would be passed at the same time that the stamp act was revoked as well as the fact that the molasses act was layered and changed, the colonist didn't like this very much and thought it was cruel. Picture Url: https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/declaratory-act.html -
Townshend act of 1767
The purpose of this act was to put a tax on any good that the American colonist had imported, this is what sparked the protest that will soon be known as the Boston massacre. Picture Url: http://www.stamp-act-history.com/category/townshend-act/ -
Boston massacre of 1770
On this event 5 people out of a group of 300-400 people were shot by a group of 9 British soldiers who were being verbally abused and had things thrown at them. picture Url: https://mtviewmirror.com/1770-boston-massacre/ -
Boston tea party of 1773
This event was the protests of the colonist against the British for unfair taxes on no only tea but other imported goods, this was the second result of the Townsend act that was passed. Picture Url: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/113543 -
Intolerable acts of 1774
These were a series of laws that were made to punish Massachusetts colonist because of their defiance with the Boston Tea Party. Picture Url: http://pearsonmoore.blogspot.com/2011/09/treasonous-loyalty-benjamin-franklin.html -
Quartering act of 1774
This act was part of the intolerable acts because the British thought that they would be able to gain control over the colonist by using the government with this act. Picture Url: https://totallyhistory.com/quartering-acts/ -
Quebec act of 1774
This act gave the French-Canadians the freedom of religion and some property rights, and this did not go over well with the colonist because the Quebec act was one of the intolerable acts and is actually one of the direct causes of the revolutionary war. Picture Url: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/walp-module-1-4-timeline