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The proclamation of 1763 made it so that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists didn't like this proclamation because it prevented them from settling in the land they had just fought a war over, so they ignored the act. The British reacted by trying to enforce the laws, but they didn't enforce them very well so the act basically failed. -
The Sugar Act of 1764 made it so that the colonists had to pay 3 pence for every pound of sugar that they got. This infuriated the colonists because they were being taxed without their consent, and they protested the tax. The British responded by ignoring their protests and issuing more taxes anyway. -
The Stamp Act was a tax issued by parliament that made it so that all forms of paper had to be stamped with a royal stamp, and the colonists had to pay for the stamp. The colonists were once again infuriated by the tax and opposed it, eventually sending Benjamin Franklin to England, where he convinced parliament to withdraw the act. The British withdrew the act eventually, but they then passed yet another act and infuriated the colonists further. -
In the declaratory act, parliament stated that they had full authority over all the colonies and that the colonies had no say in the government. The colonists were furious once again, and there was now a sense of hatred for the British established in union throughout all the colonies. The British continued to tax the colonies and they continued to resist until eventually, the revolutionary war began. -
The Townshend acts placed a tax on goods imported into the colonies, and was paced thinking it would settle the colonists and make them more willing to pay tax. The colonists, especially the Bostonians, were furious and insulted the soldiers sent to keep order in Boston. These soldiers suddenly shot back one day and killed colonists in the Boston Massacre.