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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 created a border to keep British colonists to go west of it. This border was drawn on the Appalachian moutains, which had served to persuade the Native American Indians and that Britain wouldńt be as harsh about taking over their land. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act has taxed imported molasses, refined sugar, and oulawed importing rum. This Act served to end smuggling of molasses, and sugar by the colonists from the French. Even thought it decreased the smuggling it made the economy worse. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was passed by British Parliament in 1764 and gave British government the authority to take control of the currencies of the colonists. This Act was passed as a result of the colonists' consist lack of money, which created a lack of trade, which damaged the motherland. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act passed by British Parliament which required a costly stamp on almost every paper the colonists used. Pamphlets, appeals, letters, petitions, bails, appointments, law documents, were all taxed by the government. -
Quatering act of 1765
In 1765, British Parliament passed the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act was a law where British solidiers were allowed to take room invade homes of American colonists. This Act required Americans to provide food and lodging for any British soldier living in their home. -
The Declatory Act
George III aproved Parliaments motion to repeal the Stamp Act. This Act was passed because many parties in Enlgand disagreed with the act, the colonists hated it because it was a threat to their financial liberties, and the British Merchants hated it because it threatened trade both to and from the mother country. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was passed by Parliament to assist Britain in financially supporting the colonies. The Townshend Act placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. These events are starting to get to the breaking point of the war breaking out. -
Boston Massacre
Building tension continued to escalate, an angry party of 60 townfolk went to the British Customs House, British soliders were called in to control the crowd, but the crowd only grew more violent. Eventually, without consent from their commander, British soldier fired into the crowd, killing 5 men. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party where 92000 pounds of tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor. This was a significant protest in the face of Parliament's recent laws imposing "taxation without representation" onto the colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
The Parliament doubled down on the colonists after their rebellion, passing the Intolerable Acts to preserve the peace. These Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party in the following: the Boston Port Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. These acts made colony life even worse, serving as a direct punishment for the event sof the Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1765 only required colonists to provide lodging for soldiers. Quertering Act of 1774 required the colonists to house high ranking government officials such as the royal governor. This Coercive Act was another step towards revolution. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act of 1774 was an act passed by British Parliament in order to revoke the Proclamtion of 1763. It was a promise to not colonize further west of the appalchain mountains.The Quebec act was passed to woo the "French-speaking majority of Quebec". This Act reinstated French Civil Law as well as British Criminal Law.