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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that the colonists were not allowed to expand westward into the new land gained from the French and Indian War. The British thought that if the colonist did heavily expand, then the Native Americans would feel that they were being pushed out of their home. However, the colonists felt that the only reason this proclamation was put into action was so the British could keep the colonists along the Atlantic coast for easier control. -
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1763-1767
The timeline is about the years leading up to the American Revolution. -
The Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was a modified version of the previously failing Molasses Act, it stated that there was going to be a new and enforced taxation of 3 pence on goods such as molasses, sugar, coffee, and pimiento. Due to the failure of enforcement on the Molasses Act the British West Indies market of molasses got damaged, and therefore leading to the Sugar Act. Sadly the new taxation ended up harming the colonial market, making the colonists quite frustrated. -
The Curancy Act of 1764
The Currency Act basically stated that the colonial bills and other new forms of currency were forbidden in the colonies. However, the debt the colonists paid toward England spent most of there hard money, so they began to used bills until the act came. This enraged the colonist at the time. The British were worried that the new currency would make it harder to conduct trade in the colonies. Plus, the pieces of paper were not worth anything themselves so to use it as money seemed strange. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a new taxation on all paper documents in the colonies. To this the colonies were furious since they never got a say in this tax to be ridiculous and unconstitutional of the British. They resorted to harsh protest when the Stamp Act came out. However, the British needed some way to pay for the costs of the Seven Year War in which they protected the colonies. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act explained how colonist were required to house and provide for all british soldiers if they were to come to the area. The British thought that this act would allow real protection of the colonies and thought that if the colonist are getting protection why should they not pay for it. However, the colonists thought different. Different areas in the colonies got hit harder with troops like New York with it's huge port. This put a lot of pressure on certain areas. -
The Stamp Act Congress 1765
The Stamp Act Congress was held on the 19th of October, 1765 inorder to abolish the Stamp Act. All of the thirteen colonies were there and were able to succsessfuly agree on this.The British backed down and repealed the Stamp Act. However, this didn't lead to more freedom in the colonies. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was basically a reinforcement of the British power over the colonists. After the Stamp Act the British thought they needed to state their authority clearly so they would never have to repeal another law they put out. Most of the colonist at the time were so busy rejoicing the repeal of the Stamp Act that they didn't really notice the Declaratory Act. -
The Townshed Act of 1767
The Townshend Act said that the colonists would have to pay taxes on goods like paint, oil, paper, lead, and tea. This was the last straw for the colonists. They were tired of being unfairly taxed without say so the revolted furiously with many kinds of protests just like with the Stamp Act. The British though had no idea the colonies would lash out again and they were still concerned on paying off the debt from the French and Indian War.
