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The Royal Proclamation Act of 1763, or the Proclamation of 1763, was a bill passed for Native Americans, or Indians, to reserve the lands of Alleghenies, Florida, the Mississippi River, and Quebec for their use.
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The Sugar Act was passed in order to discontinue the import of foreign rum, put less duty on molasses, and levy duties on luxuries including wine, silk, and coffee.
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The Currency Act was passed in order to protect English Merchants who had come to America for trading purposes.
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The declaratory act was passed to allow Parliament the right to pass laws to bind the 13 colonies together in any case.
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The Stamp Act was passed in order to "defend, protect, and secure" any information that was to go out to the people of the colonies. In simple terms, this act required any forms of intelligence such as newspapers and pamphlets to be stamped before publishing for public consumption.
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This bill was passed by Parliament in order to make protection for soldiers in the colonies mandatory such as provisions and barracks.
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The bill that would pass the Townshend Acts that was signed passed to require people of the colonies to pay taxes to support judges, customs officers, etc.
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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5th, 1770 when a heated conflict between colonists and British soldiers drastically heated up, resulting in warfare that would occur as a result of a call to fire.
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The Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16th, 1773 after Samuel Adams lead a group of men disguised as Indian Mohawks to dump crates of overpriced tea from the British into the ocean; many colonial merchants also joined this rebellious practice as well.
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The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were passed by Parliament to respond to discourse from the colonists to close the Boston Port and prevent the import of tea until it had been paid for.
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Another set of Quartering Acts were passed again in May 1774 to instead of requiring colonists to house British soldiers, required civil authorities of the thirteen colonies to find proper sheltering and such for them instead.
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The Quebec Act was passed in order to extend the territory of Quebec and allowed for French colonists inhabiting this territory the right to create local customs and practice religious freedom.