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It was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at Eastern Continental Divide. The proclamation line prohibited Anglo-Americans colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French after the French-American War. The colonist rebelled against the law. -
This act raised the duties on imported sugar and other items. This act was passed to pay for war dept brought on by the French-Indian war. It was also passes to help the expenses of the colony. -
This act taxed all printed materials such as newspapers, almanacs, legal documents, licenses, and more. The colonists acted wuick in opposition. -
This act allowed royal troops to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks are not available. This act was seen as unfair to the colonists. -
The English Parliament passed the Townshend revenue acts, imposing a new series of taxes on the colonists to pay for the cost of administering and protecting american colonies. Items taxed are paper, tea, glass, and leads and paints. -
The Boston massacre was when a mob was harassing British soldiers. One shot into the crowd point blank and then others did the same. Killing 3, 2 would die of injury, and 6 wounded. -
The Boston Tea Part was when the so called "sons of liberty" dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped over 3 tons of tea into the Boston harbor. They did this because of the taxes on tea. -
This act closed the Port of Boston to pay back the amount of tea that was spilled. This moved the capital to Salem and the port to marble head. -
This act allowed the royal governor of a colony to move cases to other colonies or even to England. They did this to keep judges fair. -
This act granted Catholics in Quebec to have civil government and religious freedom.