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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Enacted in 1763, the proclamation kept American colonists from settling west of Appalachia. The colonists did not like this. Some had already settled in the land, and other's were planning to settle there. Because of this, some American's continued to settle there and some even began wars over the land. The British government was having a hard time enforcing this new law. This was Britain's reaction to attacks from Native Americans. But after it was enacted, the fights continued to happen. -
Sugar Act
Parliment passed the Sugar Act in 1764. This act was a way for Britain to get money that would pay off their debts from the war. It forced the colonists to pay taxes on sugar and molasses. The colonists did not want to pay this tax. Some of them went as far as setting people up & getting them arrested. Colonial assemblies were formed to protest against the act but British Parliment came up with a new act to enforce since the Sugar Act was not working out. Soon the Sugar Act was dropped. -
Stamp Act
Enacted in 1765, the stamp act put a tax on everything that was printed. It forced colonists to buy a stamp for every printed piece of paper from newspapers to diplomas. The colonists voiced their opinion in protests against this act. They harassed and boycotted the Britains. This caused the Britains to finally repeal the stamp act because of all the pressure they were put under. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767, and it put taxes on things such as glass, paper, tea, and lead. The tax on the American's was used to pay the Colonial governors. Britain hoped that they would have greater authority over the Americans now, along with more revenue. But the American's, once again, harassed and fought the tax collectors and merchants. There were more boycotts. Because of all the chaos, Britain removed taxes on everything except tea. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, put into action in 1773, was the last resort for the British Government to collect money from taxes. Tea was already taxed during the Townshend Acts, but when that was repealed the tea tax stuck so they renamed it the Tea Act. This infuriated the colonists, which led them to refuse to unload tea onto another ship. The Sons of Liberty dumped the tea into the sea. The problem was solved for the colonists. But the Britains just lost all of their money from the tea and the taxes.
