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Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was an Act put down upon by King George the third that forbade the Colonists of Colonial America to settle past a "line" drawn upon the Appalacian mountains. The British did this so that they could trade and interact with the Natives themselves, instead of the Colonists doing so. The Colonists though of this as limiting their rights of freedom to prosper anywhere in Colonial America, and that the British were taking all the land for themselves. -
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Road to Revolution
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Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764 (1 of many acts that created tension between England and the Colonies) was an act that put a tax on importeted goods, such as Sugar and wine. England passed this so that they could get more money: and use this money towards defending the Colonies:but this was expensive because of Indians and other countries to fight. The Colonists were upset about this, because they would lose money whenever they bought/sold from the British. They responded with many boycotts and protests. -
Currency Act of 1764
England passed the Currency Act of 1764 to control the Colonial currency system and to appolish any confusion in money. It prohibited any new bills and new products of existing currency. They based the new money around hard money (pounds), and didn't accept Colonial bills; thus abbolished them. The furious Colonists heavily protested: they found it very unfair to abbolish their own money and replace it with somebody elses, and later entered a trade defecit with England. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 required Colonists to pay a tax on any piece of printed papper that they used. Britian used the Stamp Act to pay off the soldiers defending the American land near the Appalacian Mountains, as well as pay off for the French and Indian War. The Colonists had riots as reactions against this, tarring and feathering tax collectors, as well as heavy protests and written documents aginst the Stamp Act. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 was an act passed by England's Pariliament that required Colonists to house British Soldiers in Baracks supplied by the Colonies; if the baracks were too small, then soldiers would start to live in Colonist housing such as Inns. Many colonists protested. The New York assembly refused to sign the act, and later were restrained from the Assembly. (Engl/Amer) Britian just charged Colonists more money for "protection", and the Colonists didn't want to pay for it. -
Stamp Act Congress of 1765
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting of 9 colonies with 27 delagates, and argued against the British that Colonial Taxation should be carried out by Colonial Assemblies and Leaders, not the British. The British later revoked the Stamp Act-making the Colonists think that if they step up, they have a say-but really, the British bad this be the Last time they would step down. The Colonists were very happy about the Stamp Act Congress, and for what they did. -
Declatory Act of 1766
The Declaratory Act of 1766 was an act put down by the British that clarified that the British's law making authority was the same in America as they had taxing authority in Great Britian. The British passed this after the Stamp act congress as a way to show that they have power-and won't always give up to the Colonies:as well as extinguish any celebration among the Colonies. The Colonies were very mad, and a author named Thomas Paine published pamphlets called "The American Crisis" -
Townsend Act(s) of 1767
The Townsend Acts of 1767 were a series of acts that enforcered duties on glass, lead, pains, and tea imported into the colonies, as well as created a Board of Custom Commisioners to enforce custom laws under those specific imports. The English did this thinking that they could charge the Colonies money (taxes, fines, etc) "indirectly" , without the colonies getting angry at Britian. Many Americans beilived that Britian's pariliament had no right to put taxes on Colonists, and many spoke out.
