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This proclamation reserved all of the western territories between the Allegheny Mountains, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec for use by Native Americans. The colonists felt disregarded by this proclamation.
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This act made the importation of foreign rum illegal and levied taxes on wines, silks, coffee, and other luxury items. Colonists protested this law
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This act made colonies unable to make legal tender. Colonists found this objectionable.
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This act required all newspapers, broadsides, pamphlets, licenses, leases, and other legal documents to bear revenue stamps. Colonists created a congress to fight against this act.
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This act required colonists to provide royal troops with food and housing. Colonists found this objectionable
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This act asserted Parliament's authority to make laws over the colonies in all cases.
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This act made it so that taxes imposed on imported goods were legal while internal taxes were not.
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A standoff between the colonists and British troops in Boston devolved into a mob attack and someone gave the order to fire; three Bostonians died.
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The East India Company made smuggling tea unprofitable and threatened independant merchants. As a result, a band of colonists dumped three ships worth of tea into Boston Harbor.
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This act closed the Boston Harbor until all the tea was paid for.
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Suitable housing was required to be given to British Troops. Colonies rallied to aid.
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This act expanded Quebec's territory south to the Ohio River and conformed to France's practices such as trials without a jury.