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The proclamation line was a British-produced boundary marked in the Application Mountains. This proclamation stated that Americans could not settle or buy land west of the line along the Application Mountains. This Proclamation was important because it had an effect on the relationship between Britain and the colonies. Many colonists ignored this Proclamation and began to move westward anyway. -
The Sugar Act was created by the British Legislation to increase revenues from the West Indies and North American Sugar Trade. This act placed taxes on sugar, wine, coffee and other imported goods by the colonies. The British liked this act because their debt doubled due to the war and enforced the act with the important of the colonies. -
This act required the colonists to pay tax, represented by a stamp on many different forms of paper, like documents, playing cards, newspaper etc...It was a direct tax imposed by the British Government and without a stamp, you were declared dead. -
The Townshend Act was a series of laws by the British government on the American Colonists. They placed new taxes for the purpose of raising revenue. They also took away some freedom from the Colonists. The colonists were furious about this act because they already had the taxes with the stamp act and now they had to deal with this tax as well. This act helped lead us to the American Revolution.
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