Timeline 1763-1774

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Prevents Colonists from moving to the west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflict with Indians.
  • Sugar Act

    To make up the money lost in The French and Indian Wars, the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act, introducing a tax on various items such as molasses, wine, coffee, silk, cloth, etc.
  • Currency Act

    Prevents colonies from creating or producing their own paper currencies.
  • Stamp Act

    Parliament passed the Stamp Act which introduced a tax on most papers, such as legal documents, cards, pamphlets, etc.
    This calls into issue the problem with taxation without representation.
  • Quartering Act 1765

    This forces colonies to provide barracks, shelter, and food for the British troops.
  • Declaratory Act

    This stated that the British Parliament had the same control over the colonies as they do Great Britain, meaning they can impose taxes among the colonies despite their lack of representation.
  • Townshend Act

    An act that placed various taxes on many imports for the colonists, such as glass, lead, paint, silk, etc.
  • Boston Massacre

    This was an incident where a group of British troops in Boston fire into a crowd of people after being taunted, killing five people. The British troops then are put on trial, and 6 are acquitted, while 2 are found guilty of manslaughter.
  • Boston Tea party

    Boston patriots disguise as Indians and dump 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor as protest to the Tea Act.
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    Intolerable Acts

    The first is the Boston Port Bill, a blockade, preventing trade in Boston, unless it's with the British.
    The second is the Massachusetts Government Act, which gave more power to the military Governor, and removes their right to town meetings without approval.
    The third is the Administration of Justice Act, which makes it where British soldiers are capable of having their trial moved to Britain.
    The fourth is the Quartering Act which forces colonists to house British soldiers.
  • Quartering Act 1774

    This is a part of the Intolerable Acts and forces colonists to take care of British soldiers in their homes and provide for them.
  • Quebec Act

    This removed the territory and fur trade in Ohio and Mississippi from control of the colonists and instead gave it to Quebec.