-
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763, occurred after the French and Indian War and King George III prohibited the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, keeping it American Indian land. The Colonies reacted to the Proclamation by rebelling against it because they felt that even though they were considered British citizens, they weren't allowed to travel where they pleased. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act occured after the French and Indian War, because along with the Stamp Act this was a way for the British Government to place taxes on the Colonies. Any molasses and sugar that was imported to the Colonies would have to pay three pences on tax towards the British. The Colonial response was they didn't think it was fair to be taxed without representation and the colonists wanted to have a say in how much they were charged. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was put into place to help protect the merchants from receiving a reduced amount of colonial currency. They abolished paper currency, leaving everything to be paid with pound sterling. This did not allow the American colonies to have their own currencies. The colonist's response was during a town meeting they would protest against being taxed without representation. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act took place after the French and Indian War. The British taxed the colonies and then stamped the item to show that they did pay the taxes on it. The British Government used this as a way for them to decrease the amount of debt they had from the war. The result of this was the Colonies began to boycott/protest since they were being charged with taxes that were never stated in the British Constitution, also known as taxation without representation. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765, was a time period when colonies were obligated to provide the Royal Troops with supplies and barracks(buildings used to house soldiers). The Colonial response was they didn't see a need for them to provide for the soldiers, on top of having to pay for taxes since the British were not at war and at peace during this act. -
Declaratory Act
After everything that happened with the Stamp Act, the British still had to find ways to tax the colonists, even though they were not granted representation. The Declaratory Act was a way for the British to keep taxing the colonists. The colonists reacted to this by them ignoring this act because they were happy that the Stamp Act was over. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was more laws and taxes being passed by the Parliament on the colonists. This limited more freedoms and rights of the colonists and they had to pay taxes on more things than they did before this act. The colonists decided to not import British goods until the act was repealed and they boycotted the goods that were imported from when they didn't have representation. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event of the British troops posting in Boston. The colonists started throwing stones and sticks at the British troops because since they were angry that they were being charged with all these taxes without representation. The colonist's response to this act was creating a stronger boycott against the taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was based on colonists being mad that they were being taxed without representation, so they dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonial response was to protest and they felt that this was the British way of trying to get the colonies to gain their support. -
Intolerable Act (Coercive Act)
Intolerable Act was a series of laws that were passed by the parliament to try and punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The colonists felt scared by this because throughout it all the colonies are losing even more power and freedom since the British government is trying to pass all these different acts on getting the colonies to pay for taxes that were never established in the first place. -
Quartering Act of 1774
In the Quartering Act of 1774, the royal governors, instead of the colonial legislatures were in charge of trying to find homes for the British troops. This was put in place to help outline the locations of where the British soldiers would stay. They were now allowed to stay in the colonists' houses. The colonists were not happy because they are allowing the troops to stay in their personal homes and the colonies were having to pay taxes, including when there was no war. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was put in place to make sure that after everything that the colonies had been through they were able to have freedom of worship and restore the French form of civil law. The colonies saw this act in such a way that it was favoring the French. The British were not being as harsh when it came to making taxes for France after they became enemies.