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The Proclamation of 1763 was signed by King George the 3 of England. It was prohibited by any English settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists rebelled against this law. -
A group of men called the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were called the Mohawk Indians. The group of men boarded three ships and spilled 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
This Act was passed by parliament to pay for war debt brought on by the French and Indian War. They helped pay for the expenses running the colonies and newly acquired territories. It increased the duties on imported sugar and other items. -
The Stamp Act was passed by parliament imposing the first tax on the American Colonies. They offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. All printed materials were taxed during the Stamp Act. -
They allowed royal troops to stay in houses or buildings if the barracks were not available. If the people filled those they would stay inside of inns, barns, or other buildings. The colonists were upset because they had to pay taxes for the barracks for the army. -
The English parliament passed the Townshend Revenue Acts. Items taxed during this act include: paper, tea, glass, lead, and paints. This act also had a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston. -
A mob harassed a group of British Soldiers who then fired their guns at the people killing 3, wounding 2, and injuring 6. The Boston Massacre was, a course, not a "massacre" the people said. Many colonists responded to this and immediately capitalized on the incident. -
They closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of tea was recovered. They moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem. They made Marblehead the official port of entry for Massachusetts. -
They made all law officers go to appointment by the royal governor. They banned all town meetings that the royal king didn't want to have. -
They granted civil government and religious freedom to the Catholics in Quebec. This benefited the French Canadians and to gain their loyalty. This allowed the French Catholics to have good jobs in the government.