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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that English colonists were not allowed to expand westward of the Appalachian Mountains and any land past that belongs to the Indigenous people. The colonists' reaction to this was a disregard for the proclamation as they moved westward anyways in search for good farmland. Others simply resented the proclamation but ultimately the Proclamation failed to stop the expansion west. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an Act where the British had put taxes on sugar and molasses to help stop the illegal smuggling of those goods. The Act was also supposed to help the British gain money so it could pay back its debt. The colonists' reaction to this was they said that the Act unfair because it severely harmed their trades and they had no representation in Parliament despite the taxation they were facing. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was a British law that regulated any paper money that was issued by the American colonists. The bill prohibited the making of any new currency and the re-issuing of current money. The colonists protested strongly against this since the Parliament got rid of the colonial bills. This Act is believed to be one of the many reasons that led to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. -
Quartering Act (1765)
The Quartering Act of 1765 was an Act requiring the colonists' legislatures to provide food, supplies and shelter to British soldiers that were stationed in America. The colonists' reaction was a resistance against the Act due to not trusting standing armies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an Act in which a severe number of items (bills, court papers, dice, cards, licenses, etc.) were to be stamped with a seal. The colonists' reaction to this Act was insistence that the Act was unconstitutional and eventually resorted to mob violence to show their hatred towards the Act and it's workers. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was an act that stated that the British Parliament had the authority to pass laws for the colonies. The colonists' reaction to this was outrage and reconciled with the Crown until its appeal. -
Townshend Act
The Townshends Acts were a set of laws that the British Parliament passed which enforced the collecting of taxes on the American colonists. The colonists reacted by boycotting British goods, protests that resulted in the phrase "no taxation with represenatation", not importing British good until the Acts had been repealed, boycotting any imported goods, etc. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fatal riot that resulted in five casualties and six wounded. This riot had continued to fuel the anti-British rhetoric. -
Boston Tea Act
The Boston Tea Party was an iconic moment where the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. The Americans who did this were dressed as Native Americans. The incident was a large protest against what was happening at the time. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was an act that allowed the French to take over some of the land that was originally set aside as an Indigenous reserve. The colonists reaction to the act was that the colonists spoke out against the act and thought that it would get rid of their self-assigned assemblies. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the American colonists for their protests such as the Boston Tea Party and other such protests. The colonists reactions to this was to work against the Parliament and set up the Continental Congress. -
Quartering Act (1774)
The Quartering Act of 1774 was one of the Intolerable/Coercive Acts. It allowed royal governors to make shelters or force the colonists to shelter the British soldiers. The colonists reaction was a negative one, they saw it as a violation of their rights as per the 1689 Bill of Rights that prohibited taxation without representation.