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The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the English colonies from expanding beyond the Appalachian mountains. The act was passed to prevent future conflict from native Americans and French colonies. The colonies hated this change because they felt as if their freedom to the land had been removed, and in some cases the Proclamation of 1763 cut off land that the colonists still owned. -
The Sugar Act put taxes and fees on wine, coffee, indigo, and sugar that was being imported to the colonies. The act was passed so Great Britain can get the money back that was spent during the French and Indian war. The colonists felt that the tax was unfair and. at that point, it was nearly impossible to pay off because the colonies scarcely used British pounds. The tensions from the Sugar Act led up to the outburst after the stamp Act -
The Currency Act prevented the colonists and their government from creating paper money and required all taxes to be paid with British pounds. The act was passed because the colonist's governments had created their own currency that meant nothing in Britain. The colonists viewed it as an attack to their economy and threat to their livelihood. -
The Stamp Act put taxes on nearly every paper based item, and had the punishment of a death penalty for anyone that counterfeited a stamp with no legal way to defend themselves. The act was passed for the same reasons as the Sugar Act: to get their money back. The colonists hated the change because they had no say in Parliament where the Act was passed. This led to a large number of colonists to protest under the policy “No taxation without representation” and the right to trial by jury. -
The Declaratory Act prevented the colonists from creating their own government and laws. The act was passed because British Parliament didn’t like the fact that the colonists were creating their own government with laws and regulations. The colonists felt like their rights were being removed and that British Parliament was acting tyrannical. -
The Quartering Act made it legal and required that colonists would provide British soldiers housing, candles, bedding and beverages. This Act was passed to prevent any potential revolutions happening in the colonies. The colonists didn't like the quartering act because they felt like it invaded their privacy. Therefore they refuse to offer housing or support to British soldiers. -
The Townshend Act placed taxes on all imported goods to the American colonies. This act was passed with the intent of limiting the power of the colonies' micro-governments and punishment for the rebellion after the Stamp Act. The colonies reacted by boycotting British goods, creating more in-house goods instead of importing from Britain, and organizing protests. One of the protests led to the Boston massacre. -
British soldiers fired their guns into a crowd at Boston killing five protesters and wounding six protesters. The colonists reacted violently to the event. The soldiers who shot into the crowd were put on trial, all but two were charged with murder. After this event the colonists began to organize more violent protests. -
The Boston Tea Party was an event where protesters disguised as native Americans went into the Boston harbor and dumped 342 canisters of tea into the harbor.
The British responded by doubling down on Townshend Acts and creating the intolerable Acts. -
The Quebec Act expanded the French coverage of the Mississippi River and allowed the French colonies to host their own churches and micro-governments. The colonists hated the Quebec Act because they thought it was punishment from the Boston tea party and because it further limited the small amount of land the English colonies had before. -
The Intolerable Acts served as a punishment from the Boston Tea Party. The act closed the Boston port which risked the economic life of the seabound towns that depended on the harbor for economical stability. It also prohibited the amount of town meetings and removed any law that was created by the colonial government. This was the breaking point for the colonists as they now started to blame, protest, and outwardly rebuke the king; along with doubling down on the protest attempts. -
The Quartering Act of 1774 did the same thing as the previous Quartering Act: The Quartering Act made it legal and required that colonists would provide British soldiers housing, candles, bedding and beverages. This Act was passed to prevent any potential revolutions happening in the colonies. The colonists reacted more violently this time than previously. The colonists would attack the soldier stationed in buildings and wouldn’t offer any form of support towards the soldiers.