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The Proclamation was issued to prohibit the American colonies from settling down on land acquired from the French after the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War). This was to secure the colonies from any expansion, but ultimately failed to do so. Lands acquired after the French and Indian War were invested in for a long time since the 1740's so when colonies were restricted from the land, they weren't happy since it negatively impacted their business. -
Replacing the Molasses Act of 1733, the Sugar Act aimed to increase tax revenue by imposing stricter trade controls, which proved more difficult for colonial traders, all in the effort to repay the debt acquired after the French and Indian War. The colonies labeled it as an infringement of colonial rights, which resulted in protests and the boycotting of British imported goods. -
The Currency Act was to prohibit colonies from printing their own money, leaving them underpaid for their goods and with decreasing economic activity. The colonies recognized this as a threat against their "personal livlihoods" shaking their treasered long lasting loyalty as British subjects. -
The Stamp Act was an imposed law on the thirteen colonies, requiring a new tax payable stamp on everything to repay debt after the French and Indian War. The colonies paid mind to the amount of tax, but most of all, the biggest issue was that they had no say on the implementation of the tax, giving them no representation. -
The Stamp Act was implemented in the thirteen colonies, introducing a new tax payable, increasing taxes, and causing difficulties for traders. The colonists minded the size of taxes, but the biggest issue was that they had no say in the implementation of the tax, giving them no representation. -
The Quartering Act required the thirteen colonies to provide housing and necessities to soldier stationed in their colonies, deeming the colonies financially responsible for providing for them. The colonies deemed this to be unreasonable, seeing no reason to keep providing free accommodations after the French and Indian War. They could also not provide housing and necessities due to major taxation earlier on.
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The Quartering Act required the thirteen colonies to provide housing and necessities to soldier stationed in their colonies, deeming the colonies financially responsible for providing for them. The colonies deemed this to be unreasonable, seeing no reason to keep providing free accommodations after the French and Indian War. They could also not provide housing and necessities due to major taxation earlier on. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was repealed after many arguments over its future and the increase of amount of issues it could cause. The repeal was celebrated by the colonies for a short moment until the Declaratory Act was passed.
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In response to the colonial backlash to the introduction of the Stamp Act, less than a year later, it was repealed and replaced with the Declaratory Act, which stated that the British Government had full authority to pass laws in the thirteen colonies. This further worsened the tension between the colonies and the British government, assuring them that the British had no intention of listening to or representing them. -
The British Government repealed the Stamp Act, giving the colonies a moment of celebratory, deeming it a victory, thinking it marked the end of the British implementing unfair taxes, until they announced its replacement, the Declaratory Act.
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In response to the colonial backlash from the Stamp Act, it was repealed less than a year later from being introduced, and replaced with the Declaratory Act, which stated that the British Government had complete authority to implement new laws upon the colonies. The colonies were outraged by such, deeming the British unwilling to listen or represent them in any way, going against their long-lasting loyalty as British subjects.
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Due to the Sugar Acts' unsuccessful attempt at increasing tax revenue, it was repealed and replaced with the Revenue Act of 1766 which reduced tax. -
The British deemed the Sugar Act a failure due to its unsuccessful attempt to raise tax revenue, and it was replaced with the Revenue Act of 1766.
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The Townshend Acts were laws enacted by the British Government to impose a new range of taxes and restrictions upon the thirteen colonies. The increase in taxes and restrictions outraged the colonies, which resulted in merchants organizing to boycott British goods and others petitioning against the King to repeal the Acts.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of laws implemented by the British Government to impose a new range of taxes and restrictions upon the thirteen colonies. The colonies argued back that the British had to right to implement these laws without their consent, with similar reactions to the Stamp Act. Merchants organized to boycott British goods, and many others petitioned the King to repeal the Acts.
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Due to the unrest in the colonies and the trading boycotts of British goods, most of the Acts were repealed, while the reduction of tax on British tea was still intact. -
From a small disagreement between a wig maker and a soldier over the increase in taxes and surveillance from the British, it formed a small riot, killing five colonists. This fueled the anger of the colonists, pinning the massacre as propaganda, dimming the British in a negative light, which scared them and led to the withdrawal of their troops from the colonies. -
A small disagreement between a wigmaker and a soldier over the increase of taxes and constant surveillance by the British quickly escalated into a small riot, resulting in five colonists dead. The incident quickly fueled the anger of the colonies, deeming this massacre as propaganda that portrayed the British in a negative light, scaring them into withdrawing their troops to another area.
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The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion against the British Government after being oppressed under all prior acts, especially the most recent one, the Tea Act, which mandated that the colonies had to pay British taxes on tea imports. In response, the colonies protested and even caused some violence, and there was such organization called the Sons of Liberty, who had had enough and acted, which then boarded British cargo ships and dumped all the tea into the sea. -
Also known as the Coercive Acts were a series of laws asserting British authority over the colonies as an attempt to oppress them and punish Massachusetts Bay Harbor for the Boston Tea Party. This further fueled the anger and resentment of the colonies, arguing that this was an overreach of power, violating their rights. -
One of the laws under the Intolerable Acts and an escalated version of the Quartering Act of 1765, which was that the British Government gave authority to royal governors, soldiers, and such to occupy any unoccupied building, even private homes, to quarter British troops. This was not taken well by the colonies, with some refusing to comply and arguing that this was a violation of their rights, which heavily pushed them to a revolution. -
One of the laws passed under the Intolerable Acts expanded the territory of the province of Quebec, which opened up religious freedom to stabilize the colony and appease the French in the newly expanded territory. Due to the tension between colonies and the British government, there was a unity formed between the thirteen colonies, creating greater distrust between them and the British government.