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Boston Massacre
The arrival of troops in Boston provoked conflict between citizens and soldiers. the group of soldiers surrounded by an irritated crowd opened fire, killing three and fatally wounding two more. A violent uprising was avoided only with the withdrawal of the troops to islands in the harbor narrowly avoided by re-stationing the troops to islands. -
Proclamation of 1763
After Britain won the Seven Years' War and gained land in North America, the act was issued, stating that American colonists could not settle west of Appalachia. Colonists were angry, because after the french and Indian war, they felt as if they had the right to settle on the gained land. They felt the Proclamation was a plot to keep them under the strict control of England. This resulted in a rebellion against the British powers. -
Sugar Act
British legislation wanted to end the illegal smuggling trade of sugar and molasses and wanted to provide more funds to support the British after the French and Indian War. The colonists protested the act, claiming that the British West Indies alone could not produce enough molasses to meet the colonies' needs. -
Stamp Act
his was the first attempt for the British to directly tax colonists for items such as Newspaper, Cards, Dice, Ads, Papers, Calenders. etc. The colonists did not take kindly to all of this taxation, resulting in tax collectors being attacked, riots, and the boycotting of British goods. -
Quartering Act
This was an act that stated the colonists needed to find or pay for lodging for British soldiers stationed in America, many having to allow them to stay in their own homes and be responsible for them. With the French and Indian War over, many colonists saw no need for soldiers to be stationed in the colonies. As expected, colonists refused to comply with the terms of the act. -
Declaratory Act
This act was passed as a reaction to the failure of the stamp act. The act stated that Parliament's authority was the same in america as in Great Britain /they had complete authority to make binding laws within the colonies. The colonists didn’t exactly like the idea, but they did not try to repeal the act either. For a while, they laid stationary and attempted to compromise. -
Townshend Act(s)
This act was a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. One act placed new taxes on goods (imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea). The acts also gave British officials the right to search colonists' houses and businesses, and set up new courts to prosecute smugglers. The colonies were angry because they were not allowed any representatives in the British Parliament.They claimed that it was unconstitutional. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was created so that the British Company had total control over all tea sold in the colonies. Instead of using the profits for the colonies, it would've been used to bail out the struggling British Company. The price of tea dropped, but the colonists claimed “taxation w out representation”, and saw it as an act of taxation tyranny. As a result, tea began to be boycotted, and the whole ordeal inspired Resistance against the British Rule. The Boston Tea Party soon followed. -
The Boston Port Act
This act allowed the Royal Navy to blockade Boston Harbor because “the commerce of his Majesty’s subjects cannot be safely carried on there." The blockade did happen, and was effective. It also didn't allow any foreign exports. The colonies were extremely uneasy by the Act, and came together to preform anti-British actions(protest, etc.) -
Massachusetts Government Act
This act imperiled representative government within the colony in order to apparently preserve peace. this Act also gave the new royal governor the ability to choose judges and county sheriffs without the Council’s approval. This act reduced the power of local government quite a bit. The colonists were upset, as they saw this act as unconstitutional, and this of course led to dispute.