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Tax Acts Timeline

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  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    Forbade colonists from purchasing/entering land across the Appalachian Mountains to prevent Native attacks.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Increased taxation on sugar and lowered taxation of molasses imported into the colonies.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Placed taxes on paper items such as wills, diplomas, marriage papers, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Required colonists to house British Soldiers and pay provisions for the military.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Taxed things such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
  • Boycott of British Goods

    Boycott of British Goods

    Colonists began boycotting British Goods after the Townshend Acts were passed in an effort of rebellion
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    A deadly riot between American colonists and British soldiers which left tension in the colonies.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    Made laws restricting the importation of teas other than highly taxed British tea.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    An American political protest against British tea where crates of tea were thrown into the Boston harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Four coercive acts implemented to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party.