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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Declared the boundaries of settlement for inhabitants of the 13 colonies to be Appalachia (Appalachia is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia - North.) -
Sugar Acts
Lowered the duty on foreign molasses from six to three pence a gallon, raised the duties on foreign refined sugar, and increased the export price on British refined sugar bound for the colonies. -
The Stamp Act
Every legal document had to be written on specially stamped paper, showing proof of payment. -
Declaratory Act
This act proclaimed Parliament's ability "to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever." Under no circumstances did Parliament abandon in principle its right to legislate for the 13 colonies. -
Declatory Act
This act stated that Great Britain could tax the colonies the same way that they did in Britain. This was put into play at the same time as the Stamp Act.