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Proclamation of 1763
Colonist were stopped from settling any further west. -
The Sugar Act
The first tax imposed on the colonists. -
The Quartering and Stamp acts
The quartering act was another way the government imposed on the colonist by forcing them to house British soldiers with out consent or warning. The stamp act was a tax imposed on shipment of goods. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a way for Parliament to exert their power as they repealed the Stamp act to not appear weak due to this action. -
The Town-shed act
This put more taxes on the colonist for the goods of lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
The Tea Act
This act was enacted to reduce the amount of tea that was held. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonist revolting against the government and dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Coercive Acts
This was a series of laws to punish the colonist for their revolt. These were also known as the intolerable acts. -
The First Continental Congress
The colonies, except for Georgia, decided to work together to get rid of the coercive acts.
