Sydney Galluzzio Acts Timeline

Navigation Acts

Aug 1, 1650

Directed the trade between England and the colonists, it was 1st accpeted but then later people just started smuggling their goods or trading illegally

Proclamtion of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This act set the appalachain mountains as the temporary western boundary for the colonists, It angered people who had shares in land companies.

Sugar Acts

Apr 5, 1764

This act lowerd the tax on Molasses, and they hoped would pay instead of smuggling goods

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

placed a tax on almost all printed material, including news paper wills and paying cards. But then paraliment then taxed the colonist dircetly. In addtion, it taxed the colonist without thier consent

Declaratory Act 1766

Mar 18, 1766

this law stated that paraliment had the right to tax and make decisoins for the british colonies " in all classes "

Townshend Acts 1767

Jun 26, 1767

Colonist would resist internal taxes those paid inside the colonist. In result new taxes would apply only imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper with tax being paid at the port of entry

Tea act 1773

May 10, 1773

this law allowed the company a virtual monopoly, or sole control of the trade for tea in America. This act let company's sell tea directly to shopkeepers and by pass colonial merchants who normally distributed the tea.

Coercive Acts 1774

Mar 1, 1774

This act closed Boston Harbor until the massachusetts colonists paided for the ruined tea. This action prevented the arrival of food and other supplies normally came by ship.

Quebec Act

Jun 22, 1774

this act set up a goverment for quebec, this also gave quebec for the area westof the Applachians and north of the ohio area. This provison ignored colonail claims to the area.