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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 is the ending of settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists were frustrated because they won a war over that land and they can’t settle there now. The King ended settlements there because he was tired of having to pay the troops to fight the Natives. -
The Sugar Act
In 1764, they made new taxes on most things you use daily like coffee, tea, textiles, wine, and indigo. They spent a lot of money on the war, so they tried to make it back with the taxes. The colonists were mad because they did not have a say in the taxation. -
The Stamp Act
Almost a year after the sugar act, the colonists got taxed again, but this time on all printed material. This included newspapers, pamphlets, bills, legal documents, licenses, almanacs, dice, and playing cards. They were, again, mad because they still didn’t have a say in the taxing and because they had to pay taxes for things they use daily, for work, and for personal use. -
The Townshend Act
A couple of years after the last round of taxes (from the Stamp Act) a new round of taxes got put into effect. The Townshend Act taxed imports like paper, tea, glass, lead, and paints. These taxes were made to pay for the administration and protection of the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre killed 3, mortally wounded 2, and injured 6 people. This occurred when British Soldiers shot their guns into the crowd while being attacked by a mob. You may never know the real story of the “massacre” because of all the biased news stories that came out at the time. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was when a group of men, dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded three ships. They called themselves “The Sons of Liberty”. They ended up dumping around 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor, wasting over one million dollars. -
The Boston Port Act
In 1774, the Boston Port Act took effect and the port closed. They kept the port closed until the price of tea dumped in the Boston Tea Party got recovered (about one million dollars). During this time, Marblehead became the main port of entry for the Massachusetts colony. -
The Intolerable Acts
The British Prime Minister made a group of new laws, called the Intolerable Acts. It is also known as the Coercive Acts. It includes the Boston Port Act, Quebec Act, Quartering Act, Impartial Administration of Justice Act, and Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act. -
Impartial Administration of Justice Act
This act stated that if the royal governor thought that a case wasn't fair, then they would move the case to a different colony. They could even move it all the way to England. The colonists were worried because if it got moved there, they had a more likely chance of getting locked up. -
The Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act
In this Act, all meetings had to be approved by the royal governor. They would get banned if they weren't. They made all law officers do this too. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was if barracks were not available, soldiers would stay in houses or empty buildings. You didn’t get to volunteer so if a soldier was assigned to your house, they stayed there. They always got a bed and food, even if you didn’t have one and/or anything for you to eat. -
The Quebec Act
The last act is the Quebec Act. This act allowed religious freedom for Catholics living in Quebec. It also made a more civil government.