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Notes...
1763 - The Proclamation of 1763 prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and enforces that the people already settled in regions west of the mountains to return east to relieve the tensions Native Americans.(result of Pontiac's Rebellion)
- Outraged colonists believed that the successful outcome of the French and Indian War should have allowed settlement in the Ohio Valley
1764 - The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and it increased the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye).
-The opposition to the Sugar Act was strong. One of the best actions that were taken were to boycott British goods which eventually led to the repealing of the act.
1764 - The Currency Act prohibits the colonists from issuing any legal tender paper money.
- Colonist felt that the parliament was starting to violate colonial rights and now the less short hard cash constricted trade.
1765 - In March, the Stamp Act is passed and the sole purpose was to raise revenue for the support of the British soldiers. Required Americans to use "stamped" paper for legal documents, cards, newspaper and other goods.
-The colonists outrage and violent reactions occurred to the Stamp Act. One event was on August 14, 1765, where "Bostonians awoke to find an effigy of stamp distributor Andrew Oliver, dressed in rags, hanging from an elm tree in the South end of town"
- Outraged colonists believed that the successful outcome of the French and Indian War should have allowed settlement in the Ohio Valley
1764 - The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and it increased the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye).
-The opposition to the Sugar Act was strong. One of the best actions that were taken were to boycott British goods which eventually led to the repealing of the act.
1764 - The Currency Act prohibits the colonists from issuing any legal tender paper money.
- Colonist felt that the parliament was starting to violate colonial rights and now the less short hard cash constricted trade.
1765 - In March, the Stamp Act is passed and the sole purpose was to raise revenue for the support of the British soldiers. Required Americans to use "stamped" paper for legal documents, cards, newspaper and other goods.
-The colonists outrage and violent reactions occurred to the Stamp Act. One event was on August 14, 1765, where "Bostonians awoke to find an effigy of stamp distributor Andrew Oliver, dressed in rags, hanging from an elm tree in the South end of town"
1765 - The Quartering Act required colonists to house British troops and supply them with food.
- Colonist ignored the wording of the Declaratory Act.
1766 - On the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, the English Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which asserted Parliaments power to bring fourth or enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."
1767- Townshend Revenue Acts impose duties on tea, glass, paper, paints, and other items.
- Colonist reactions were centered in Massachusetts but were more restrained than the in 1765.
1773- The Tea Act is passed allowing the British East India Company to ship tea directly to America and sell it at a bargain; cheap tea undercut the local merchants
- Colonist opposed to these shipments; they turned back ships, left shipments to rot, and held ships in port.
1774- The Intolerable Acts and the Coercive Acts were passed which closed the port of Boston, restrict provincial and town governments in Massachusetts.
- Colonist viewed these acts as preposterous because they felt that the acts/taxes put their charters and rights under threat. They formed committees of correspondence to discuss these acts.
- Colonist ignored the wording of the Declaratory Act.
1766 - On the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, the English Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which asserted Parliaments power to bring fourth or enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."
1767- Townshend Revenue Acts impose duties on tea, glass, paper, paints, and other items.
- Colonist reactions were centered in Massachusetts but were more restrained than the in 1765.
1773- The Tea Act is passed allowing the British East India Company to ship tea directly to America and sell it at a bargain; cheap tea undercut the local merchants
- Colonist opposed to these shipments; they turned back ships, left shipments to rot, and held ships in port.
1774- The Intolerable Acts and the Coercive Acts were passed which closed the port of Boston, restrict provincial and town governments in Massachusetts.
- Colonist viewed these acts as preposterous because they felt that the acts/taxes put their charters and rights under threat. They formed committees of correspondence to discuss these acts.