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  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763
    The british made a line of land that seperated a certian area for the native americans and seperate area for the colonists. The colonists did not like this because they wanted to expland to new land but the line stoped them.
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  • sugar act of 1764

    sugar act of 1764
    The british put taxes on sugar, wine, and other important items because they wanted more money to "protect" the colonies. The colonist became upset in result some of them begain to protest.
  • Stamp act of 1765

    Stamp act of 1765
    The first tax on american colonies it was the tax on any form of paper documents.The colonists resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning.
  • Quartering Act of 1765

    Quartering Act of 1765
    The colonists had to provide food and housing to British troops stationed in their areas. The colonists refused to do this so they therefor boycotted.
  • Stamp act congress 1765

    Stamp act congress 1765
    about 9 colonies joined together in new york and talked about how the british shouldn't tax them.
  • Declaratory Act of 1766

    Declaratory Act of 1766
    It was the british stating that the taxes and laws passed in britian where the same for american colonies,the colonist protested.
  • currency act of 1764

    currency act of 1764
    The Currency Act was passed by the British Parliament on September 1, 1764 as part of George Grenville's plan, along with the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, to reduce the British national debt. The colonist protested with the slogan "taxtion without represantation".
  • townsend act of 1767

    townsend act of 1767
    The act that placed duties on tea, paper, lead, paint, etc., imported into the American colonies. they boycotted and protested