Proclamation of 17631763Officially created boundaries for the 13 coloniesColonists were upset because they wanted to move west and settle the frontier.
The Sugar Act1764Imposed a tax on foreign goodsCaused a decline in colonial markets
The Currency Act1764Regulated paper money issued by the coloniesCreated an economic crisis as the colonies did not have gold or silver or coins as trade was decreased by other acts
The Stamp Act1765Colonists had to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used.Colonists did not want to be responsible for raising money for the British government with colonial government approval
The Quartering Act1765Colonies must house British soldiers in barracks. If no barracks exist, colonial buildings must be used.Colonists did not want to be told what they could do regarding British soldiers, they wanted to give their consent
The Townshend Acts1767Additional controls passed by the British government as an attempt to impose its will on the coloniesIncreased colonial tension as the colonies resisted additional British government control
The Declaratory Acts1766Repealed the Stamp Act but stated British taxing authority was the same in the colonies as in Great BritainIncreased colonial alarm about what the British government would require from the colonies
The Tea Act1773 Gave British East India Tea Company a monopoly on tea salesLed to the Boston Tea Party
The Coercive Acts1774 Passed as a response to the Boston Tea Party; intended to punish MassachusettsOrganized First Continental Congress as a protest
The Quebec Act1774Gave French Canadians religious freedom and restored French civil lawIncreased fear about what British government could control in the colonies