-
Navigation Acts
Directed the trade between england and the colonies.Colonial merchants who had goods sent to england could not use forein ships even if they had cheaper rates they also prevented sending ot certaint goods or products.From all this the colonist got mad.They began to smuggle illegally. -
Proclamation of 1763
This act set aboundary on the appilation mountains that forbids colonist to cross. They set this to give indians land and to keep the indians happy.The boundary upset the colonists,Especially Share holders in land companies and speculator that had already bough land to the west. -
Sugar Act
Lowered taxes on sugar and molasses to try to get colonist to stop smuggiling and pay the taxes.Colonists feel that the british were violating there rights. -
Stamp act
Taxed almost all printed material,all printed materials must have a stamp on them.Riot and boycotts started and more colonist have made a decition to be on the colonial side no britishs side. -
Declaratory Act
Stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the britsh colonies"in all cases".This is to responece to the stamp act failing.colonists want to pay taxes to the local government not the britsh. -
Townshend Acts
taxed imported products like glass,tea,and paper.Colonist boycott and formed groups,girls were the daughters of liberty and the men were the sons of liberty,lead to boston tea party -
Tea Act
allowed control of of tea supply in america.Colonial merchants boycotted again .Colonists vowed to stop the east india company's ships from unloading -
Coercive Acts
laws passed to punish the people of massachusetts.Closed boston harbor untill massachusetts payed for the ruined tea.Thr other colonies sent food and supplies to massachusetts to help them out.coloists had to house soldiers. -
Quebec Act
set up government in quebec.gave quebec land to the west.this made the colonist flip because quebec had land to the west but they couldnt.indians are mad aswell
