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Proclamation of 1763
The British made this proclamation shortly after the French-Indian war. It was intended to stop the colonists from settling on Native lands due to them helping in the war. Colonists did not like this because they wanted to continue westward expansion and did not like being restrained to any pre-set territory. -
Currency Act of 1764
This was another act passed by Parliment to stop the use of paper money to prevent inflation. This only ended up making the economic situation in America worse because the paper money was already widely used. Of course, this made the colonists even angrier because it was another example of an act passed without their consent. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The act by british legislation to prevent the smuggling of sugar and molasses by increasing prevention of sugar and molasses imported from oustside the British controlled Carribean. This was also aimed at increasing revenues to the British parlimant to pay off war debts. It essentially kept the trade of refined sugar and molasses inside British territory. This angered Colonists due to stopping them from making pottentially more profitable exports of sugar outside Britsh territory. -
Stamp Act Congress 1765
The Stamp Act Conress was a meeting of 27 representatives from 9 of the colonies (the other four did not arrive in time) that was meant to show the colonies displeasure towards Great Britain at the passing of the stamp act. It was important because it was the beginning of the colonies outright defiance of the British. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed as a means of paying for the war debt by taxing the colonies. It was a tax on documents, paper goods, and other paper products. It was called the stamp act because to show the tax had been payed, a stamp would be put in the corner of the document. This angered the colonists and was one of the events leading to revolution because it was one of many post-war taxes the colonists did not want or agree to. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering act of 1765 was passed by Parliment to tell the colonies that they must provide shelter for British soldiers should they need it. It also gave British soldiers the right to punish mutinies and rebellions. It was one of several acts that caused tension because the colonies did not want to be forced to house British soldiers. -
Declatory Act of 1766
The declatory act of 1766 was passed by parliment as a repeal of the stamp act but it also stated that Great Britain held the right to tax the colonies the same as anywhere. The colonists were fine with the repeal of the stamp act but angered by Great Britain's attempt at increasing its authority in the colonies. -
Townshend Act of 1767
This was a series of four acts passed by parliment to increase its authority even further over the angered colonists. It stopped the actions of colonial self-government until the colonies had payed all the taxes that Great Britain claimed the colonists owed. It was repealed the day of the boston-massacre in an attempt to reduce hostilites. Of course it still resulted in further hostillities from the colonists.
