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proclamation of 1763
The royal proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George the 3rd After the 7 year war. It closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia. -
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The Sugar Act
Stop trade between New England and the middle colonies,French,Dutch, and Spanish in the West Indies -
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Stamp Act Policy
Imposed a direct tax on the colonists. Starting in 1765, legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp by commissioned distributors. -
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Townshend Act
A series of British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767-1768 relating to the British colonies in America -
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Boston Massacre Act
British officials ordered the removal of all occupants of the Boston Manufactory House so that a regiment of British soldiers could be garrisoned there.