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Proclamation of 1763
The King of England prefented the colonists from expandi ng into the frontier. This was supposed to calm the indians. First — The Government of Quebec bounded on the Labrador Coast by the River St. John, and from thence by a Line drawn from the Head of that River through the Lake St. John, to the South end of the Lake Nipissing; from whence the said Line, crossing the River St. Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45 Degrees of North Latitude, passes along the High Lands which divide the River -
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Road To revolution
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Sugar Act
and improving and securing the trade between the same and Great Britain. source.
the mother country taxes all sugar taken in to keep tqrade regulations. -
Currency act
The colonies suffered a constant shortage of currency with which to conduct trade. -
Stamp Act
or every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be ingrossed, written or printed, any declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder, demurrer, or other pleading, or any copy thereof, in any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America, a stamp duty of three pence.
The colonies were taxed by every piece of paper they used. -
Quatering act
and whereas the publick houses and barracks, in his Majesty's dominions in America, may not be sufficient to supply quarters for such forces: and whereas it is expedient and necessary that carriages and other conveniences, upon the march of troops in his Majesty's dominions in America, should be supplied for that purpose: be it enacted ..., The americans must give up everything to british troops. -
Stamp Act Congress
For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be ingrossed, written or printed, any declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder, demurrer, or other pleading, or any copy thereof, in any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America, a stamp duty of three pence.
But it increases to more than 1 SHILLING. -
Decalory Act
The colonists have no SAY IN their goaavernment -
Townsend act
AN ACT for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom, of coffee and cocoa nuts of the produce of the said colonies or plantations; for discontinuing the drawbacks payable on china earthen ware exported to America; and for more effectually preventing the clandestine running of goods in the said colonies and plantations. less smuggling and restricted trade
