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The Proclamation of 1763 was signed King George III of England. The Proclamation did not allow any English settlements to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. This required the colonists already living there to move east and settle things with the Native Americans. -
The Sugar Act increased the taxes on imported sugar and other items. Some of the other items included textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo (dyes). This caused many colonists to become unhappy and they began to revolt -
The Stamp Act caused all printed materials to be taxed. The items being taxed included newspapers, pamphlets, bills, legal documents, licenses, almanacs, dice, and playing cards. The colonists were unhappy with this because they got most of their information through reading the newspaper. -
A new series of taxes to the colonists. These taxes are included on paper, tea, glass, lead and paints. This act also established a colonial board of Bostons Commissioners in Boston. -
The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob of colonists harassed British Soldiers who then fired their muskets back into the crowd. This killed three instantly, mortally wounding two others, and injuring six. This massacre helped unite the colonists to go against Britain. -
A group of colonists who called themselves the Sons of Liberty decided to strike against Britain. The group dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded a ship with 45 tons of tea. They dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws that were created by British Prime Minister. These laws were his response to the Boston Tea party. These laws were Boston Port Act, Quartering Act, Quebec Act, Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act, and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act. -
The Boston Port Act closed down the port of Boston in 1774. The port was closed to make up for all of the price of the tea that was dumped into the harbor. The capital was also moved to Marblehead. -
This act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor. It also banned all town meetings unless they were approved by the royal governor. There was a wide range of powers the royal governor had. -
This act allowed the royal governor of a colony to move a trial. They could move trials to other colonies or even move them to England. The royal governor would want to move trials if he feared that juries in the colonies wouldn't judge fairly. -
The British Parliament enforced a law requiring the colonists to allow the soldiers to live with them in their own home. The colonists had to provide them with food, fuel, water, and transportation.The colonists were unhappy because they had to pay extra to take care of another being. -
The Quebec Act granted civil government and religious freedom to Catholics living in Canada. This restored the French form of civil law. Colonists responded to the Quebec Act with fear and paranoia.