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The Royal Proclamation
This declared the boundaries of settlement for inhabitants of the 13 colonies to be Appalachia. The colonists fought against the European settlement of the land. Ottawa Chief Pontiac led numerous attacks against the British and colonial expansion.The British administrative resources would thin with the Americans moving west. The British were also fearful of another lengthened conflict and they didn't want hordes of American colonists crossing the Appalachians. -
Sugar Act
This act reduced the tax on sugar from 6 cent per gallon to a 3 cent per gallon.The goal was to stop colonial merchants and manufacturers from smuggling non-British goods to avert taxes demanded by the Parliament.The colonists felt the Sugar Act formed a restraint of fairness and continued to smuggle goods. The British government liked this act because it would make them money and prevent people from buying goods from other countries. -
The Stamp Act
This was imposed on all American Colonists and required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The goal was to raise money needed for military defenses of the colonies. The colonists made a political argument and enacted widespread boycotts of British goods. Radical groups harassed tax collectors or publish the names of those who did not comply with the boycotts. Benjamin Franklin appealed The Stamp Act in front of the British House of Commons. -
Sons of Liberty
This was a secret organizations formed in the American colonies in protest against the Stamp Act. It raised and resolved a combination of general outrage against the Stamp Act and debate about rendering the act null rather than simply protesting. The colonists supported this because it was to protect them from the British taxation. The British didn't like this act, obviously, because it was to stop them from taxing the colonists. -
The Townshend Acts
This act was designed to collect money from the colonists in America by applying customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paint, tea, & paper. The colonists felt that this was a threat to their rights to govern themselves & levy taxes through colonial legislatures. Angry colonists threatened customs collectors & evaded the duties, while colonial merchants refused to import British goods. The British continued to tax items of the colonists, which created a bad relationship between them. -
Citations
"Sugar Act." American Eras. . Encyclopedia.com. 11 Oct. 2017
"Stamp Act." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. . Encyclopedia.com. 11 Oct. 2017
"Townshend Acts." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. . Encyclopedia.com. 11 Oct. 2017
"Sons of Liberty (American Revolution)." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 11 Oct. 2017
“The Royal Proclamation of 1763.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association
