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The Proclamation Act of 1763
1.Intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.
2.The French and the British both wanted to expand westward.
3.Were not too happy about it because it stopped colonists from discovering and expanding westward. But also relieved at the same time because it stopped Indians from attacking the east.
4.Allowed the British Empire to tighten control over its rather autonomous colonies.\
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Stamp Act
1.Was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government.
2.The British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.
3.The colonists insisted that the act was unconstitutional, and they resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning.
4.Began the period of unrest from the colonies against the crown.
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The Quartering Act
1.The American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing.
2.Passed to provide housing and care for the British soldiers in the american colonies
3.Many colonists were very angry with this.
4.The colonists were angry because they were forced to have these random soldiers stay in their homes and use their resources.
5.This event led to the American Revolution by adding to the colonists frustration with the British Empire. -
The Townshend Act
1.The Townshend Acts was passed to salaries for governors and judges to keep them loyal to Great Britain.
2.The colonists were outraged by these acts, as the colonies were getting taxed more for something that was necessary.
3.This was very significant because it led to the realization that Great Britain did not take the colonist’s complaints seriously.
4.This event effectively made the colonists irate, and led them to taking further action against Great Britain. -
The Boston Massacre
1.Riots began and British soldiers fired volley of shots and killed three people instantly and two people later died from the wounds.
2.The colonists were outraged by what had happened.
3.The colonists were mad because the British soldiers attacked unarmed civilians. Patriots began portraying Brits as murderers and terrible people as propaganda.
4.This event led to the American Revolution by acting as the turning point to start the Revolution itself. -
The Gaspee Affair
1.Was a British ship that had been enforcing the Navigation Acts that was attacked, boarded, and torched.
2.When the Navigational Acts were enforced, ships began to patrol the waters to force the laws.
3.The event increased hostilities between the American colonists and British officials.
4.This event added on to the anger the colonists already had, and ultimately led to beginning of the Revolution.
5.This even had a big impact on the overall decision to revolt against Britain. -
Tea Act
1.The Tea Act was an act passed to have a complete monopoly on tea when it came to selling it in the colonies.
2.This compelled the Sons of Liberty to dress as Mohawk Indians and commit the Boston Tea Party.
3.The colonists were proud since they were upset about the monopoly on tea that Parliament had created.
4.This event contributed to the American Revolution because it furthered tensions between Great Britain and the colonies.
