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Road To Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain to protect British territory in the Americas. The Proclamation angered the American colonists because they were not allowed to settle past the Appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764 was put in place to prevent smuggling. The act lowered the tax on molasses in hope that it would lower the amount of smuggling done in America. This act angered the colonists because it also gave officers the right to take goods from smugglers without going to court. -
The Currency Act of 1764
Before the Currency Act of 1764, all trade in the colonies was done through bank notes. The problem with bank notes was at the time they were very confusing to use for the colonists. In 1764, the parliment passed the Currency Act, in which all currency would be regulated by the crown. The colonists disliked this Act because it led to an unhealthy economy in the colonies. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 forced the American colonies to house British soldiers in barracks. If the barracks couldn't hold all of the soldiers, then the colonists would house them in their homes and businesses. Many people didn't like the law, and refused to follow it. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
In 1765, the Parliment passed the Stamp Act to raise money. This law put a tax on all printed material sold in the colonies. The colonists hated this law, and protested against it. -
Stamp Act Congress
After the passing of the Stamp Act, delegates from nine colonies met at the Stamp Act Congress in New York. They sent a petition to the king and parliment, asking them to remove the law. The Stamp Act caused much protesting and boycotting in the American Colonies, which is why they wanted to remove it. -
The Declaratory Act of 1766
After the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, the Declaratory Act was issued. The act stated that the Parliment had the right to tax the British colonies. The colonists did not like this act, for they still were under the power of the British. -
The Townsend Acts of 1767
After the Declaratory Act was passed in 1766, the laws passed afterwards were known as the Townsend Acts. Unlike the previous laws passed by the British, these acts were supposed to appeal the the American colonies. The taxes were only put on imported goods. But by this time, the colonists were angered by any taxes imposed on them. They began to protest and boycott like they did during the Stamp Act.
