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Proclamation of 1763
It was a proclamation made by the British Empire after the French and Indian war. The British Empire gained control over all 13 colonies to make them stronger. This porclamation did lead them to make rules of forbidding citizens to buy land/trade with any Indians. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was an act passed by the parliament. The British West Indies market hurt them for rum, which the colonies had been producing. But the Sugar Act reduced the taxes on molasses. -
Currency Act of 1764
The Currency Act was created because of the colonies suffering a shortage of currency. So on September 1st of 1764 an act was made in order to control the colonial currency system. The colonies protested against this and suffered on trade with Great Britain. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765. It was basically an act that charged all American colonists on every single piece of paper they printed. The money collected from that was to help pay the costs of helping the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 was an act for the payment of the army and their quarters by the colonists. The colonists were forced to provide a living space, food, etc. for the people in the army in return for them protecting their colonies. The colonists disputed against this act because it violated the Bill of Rights in 1689. -
Stamp Act of Congress in 1765
The Stamp Act of Congress was established in New York when the representives of only nine colonies discussed the problems tax laws had done. So the congress decided to ask people to refuse to buy stamped goods. When they boycotted all stamped goods eventually the parliament found out and completely ended the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
The Declaratory Act was an act of the parliament of Great Britain that followed the cancellation of the Stamp Act. They put an end to that act because they thought that citizens boycotting were interfering with British Trade. So this act states that the Parliament doesn't only have control to pass laws in Britain, but in the American colonies too. -
Townsend Act of 1766
The Townsend Act of 1767 was several acts that were passed by the parliament. These acts were made for colonies to pay salaries of people with higher authority such as judges/governers. It was also created because it was supposed to be a punishment of the failing of the Quartering Act. The colonist boycotted once again which decreased British trade. So eventually the parliament gave in and ended most of the acts by 1770.
