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Proclamation Act of 1763
Prohibited the colonists from expanding westward past the Appalachian crest. Whoever was already living there was to leave an move out of the land reserved for the Native Americans. They were also not allowed to to purchase any land from the Native Americans.
Most colonists did not obey the Proclamation Act and continued to live in the Native American territories. Some, like Daniel Boone, explored westward anyway. -
Sugar Act
Taxed molasses, wines, silk, coffee, etc. , and prohibited the importation of foreign rum. The colonists reacted to this by protests and boycotting English goods. -
Currency Act
Money in the colonies was more controlled and prohibited colonies from issuing legal paper money. This angered the colonists. -
Stamp Act
Forced all colonists to purchase stamps for legal documents such as licenses and bails.If they counterfeited a stamp, they would be punished by death.It made it difficult for everyone, people began to become angry and rebel.The Sons of Liberty protested against it and caused it to be repealed.Patrick Henry from the House of Burgess's passed resolutions opposing taxation without representation.The Massachusetts Assembly gathered colony delegates to set resolutions against the Stamp Act. -
Quartering Act
With this act, British troops had the right to stay in private homes if they needed to. Colonists disliked the idea of having troops in their own homes without their consent and began to disobey, so Parliament passed the New York Restraining Act. -
Declaratory Act
Stated that British Parliament could make laws for the colony if they wanted. Colonists joined to protests. -
New York Restraining Act
Prohibited the royal governor of New York from signing any legislation until the colonists obeyed the Quartering Acts. They were able to convince Parliament that they were following the new act, yet continued to refuse troops into their homes -
Townshend Acts
Made taxes on goods imported by colonies legal, but internal taxes such as the Stamp Act illegal. People began to boycott imported goods and used local resources instead. -
Boston Massacre
British and citizens attacked each other after a snowball was thrown. Someone in the crowd ordered to fire. This made the colonists look at the British as heartless -
Committee of Correspondence
Samuel Adams writes a letter to James Warren where the Colonists expressed their rights and grievances, opposing the British rule to pay judges with the taxes that had been collected. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and a group of men disguised as Native Americans dumped Britain's tea cargo into the ocean as a protest to the taxes -
Quebec Act
Quebec's french rule extended to the Ohio River and gave the French religious freedom. Colonists saw this as another law that strengthened British control in America. -
Boston Port Bill
Closed the Boston Port until the taxes on tea were paid off. This could damage the economy of the colonies since trade was a huge source of income -
Continental Association
Colonists began a trade boycott with Britain as a response to the taxes.