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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was created to avoid starting wars with Native American tribes. They did this by sectioning off land that the Native Americans could keep such as Florida, The Mississippi River, Quebec, and the western territory between the Allegheny River. The colonists took advantage of the opportunity that the British did not adequately enforce this policy so they decided to expand westward anyway. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act had made importing rum from foreign countries illegal, put a marginal tax on molasses, and put tax on alcohol and other luxury items like coffee. The main goal of this act was to not only get some income from taxes but also to lower the want to illegally import alcohol from overseas. The response to this was that the colonists were outraged by these taxes and started protesting against it. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act had stopped the production of other currencies than the British Pound in the colonies. The colonies only getting the British Pound from Britain had become short in this currency and it had put a pause on the economy. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required all legal documents and many other printed documents to have stamps on them which costed differently depending on document. The colonists made the Stamp Act Congress because they thought the Stamp Act was very unconstitutional and had infringed on their right that they cannot be taxed without their consent. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act had required colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their house and also for them to provide food and other things to the soldiers. The colonists had become infuriated that they had to have these soldiers in their house and pay for all the things that they had used. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was put in place to lessen the Sugar Act and completely abolish the Stamp Act. This had made the colonists extremely happy knowing that they had won a dispute which could have become worse in the future. -
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The Townshend Acts
In order the make up from the remaining debt that had still been there after abolishing the Stamp Act the British decided to tax imported goods from Britain such as tea, paper, glass, and lead. The colonists argued that it was alright to change how they imported the goods and how much but not okay to unfairly tax the colonists extra money to have these goods. -
The Boston Massacre
British Soldiers were being hit by snowballs from some colonists. When suddenly it turned into a fight where gunshots were fired into the crowd and three colonists had died. The colonists were outraged at the British because it shows the power they had over them. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when many colonists had boarded three British ships and dumped all their tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts had punished those who were involved and also closed the Boston Harbor until all the tea on the ships was paid for. The colonists were furious and also they were losing lots of money. -
The Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774 is almost the same as the Quartering Act of 1765 except the local governors were the ones who chose where the British soldiers are to be stationed even in private homes. The colonists were not happy that they again had no choice if soldiers lived in their home and at their food. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act gave the Province Of Quebec the land South of the Ohio River and had allowed them to have religious freedoms and also govern that land. The colonists were angry because Britain had gave away the land for free to their enemy and many others were mad because they were all religious and the religious freedom was insulting.