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The Royal Proclimation of 1763
This law forbid the colonists to expand their territory past Appalachian Mountains. The colonists wanted to expand their territory westward and some explorers did despite this law. The British did not want the colonies to expand because it would make it even harder to administrate the colonies if they were to expand. They were also worried of the colonists starting more conflict with the French and Native Americans. -
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 Graphic
Graphic shows area that was permitted by the British.
Graphic Citation: 2000px-Map_of_territorial_growth_1775. 23 Sept. 2016. N.p. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the first of the British's taxation on the colonies. This act taxed all products consisting of sugar or molasses. This brought in around £12,000 annually to the British and helped pay for the wars they ad fought in. This taxation was not approved by the colonists and eventually lead to the famous "Taxation Without Representation" idea. That idea lead to the British reeling their law as well as other events in the future.
Graphic: XSkqm9tjhEbqUxmeNb8yNwkz. 12 Oct. 2015. N.p. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law enforced by the British taxing any formal documents. Any document that was to be considered official, must be written on certain stamped paper, purchased from the British. This outraged the colonists and they boycotted British goods and harassed British taxers. The British needed the money to help rebuild all that they lost during the Seven Years' war and it was only a small amount for the colonies to pay, but they withdrew the act due to the pressure on the parliament. -
The Declaratory Act
This act was created by the british immediately after the stamp act was revoked and stated that the British still help the right to legislate the 13 colonies. This frightened the colonists but they knew they had to draw a fine line between legislation and taxation. However, the British disagreed and started another tax law against the colonies. -
The Townshend Act
This was yet another taxation on the colonies enforced by the British. This act taxed products such as glass, paper, lead, and tea. The British felt that this act would assert Britain's dominance over the colonies as well as generate revenue. The americans acted very similarly to when the stamp act was enforced. The boycotted and harassed British tax collectors. The colonist stopped transporting their goods as a protest and eventually lead to the taxations to be repealed (besides tea taxation).
