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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763 the British government dictates a border past which the colonists cannot settle. This border largely runs along the Appalachian mountains and sections off the newly gained French territories from the existing colonies. https://www.britannica.com/event/Proclamation-of-1763 -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was an act passed by the British parliament that was meant to end the smuggling of sugar and molasses from foreign countries. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-sugar-act-definition-and-history-5076532 -
Currency Act
The Currency Act abolished the colonies paper money system and replaced it with the British pounds and sterling system. This was done to attempt to protect British merchants from receiving depreciated colonial paper money. https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/currencyact.html -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament and served to require stamps on goods to show that someone payed the proper taxes which were numerous. This was another act to try to recover some of the debts Britain gained during the French Indian Wars. https://www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765 -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 was passed by the British parliament to force more of the British governments power into the colonies. The act required the colonies to house and feed British soldiers in barracks. https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/quartering.html -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act passed by the British parliament stated that the British parliament had the authority to tax the colonies the same as they had the authority to tax Britain. This was passed to reinforce the parliaments power of the colonies. https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/declaratory-act.html -
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Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were 4 acts passed by British parliament that taxed several imports of the colonies. these acts were very controversial and were some of the last actions of parliament that led to the American revolution. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a violent riot that led to the death of five colonists at the hand of nine British soldiers that were being verbally attacked and had various objects thrown at them. This event can be considered the spark that lit the American colonists who were already very upset with the British Government. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that led to the dumping of several crates of British tea into the Boston Harbor. This protest was done by The Sons of Liberty who were a group of political revolutionaries. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
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Intolerable Acts
The intolerable were a number of acts passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. These punishments were largely financial in nature. -
Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774 expanded and reinforced the previous quartering act. This act was passed due to the increasingly worse relation between Britain and the American colonies as an reinforce Britain's hold over the colonies. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act passed by the British parliament in 1774 was passed to repeal the proclamation of 1763. The act was passed in order to gain the loyalty of the mostly French speaking Quebecois as relations with the American colonies deteriorated.