SS 6 th
Date: s What it did: Controlled trade, The sugar act, Special courts, currency act, Resentment/Stifling of colonial manufacturing. Colonial response: Most resented it and many ignored it.
Date:1763 What it did: After the French and Indian war. Issued by King George the 3 rd, recognized the Indians rights to the land and could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains. Colonial response: They were not happy.
Date: 1765 What it did: Taxed everything printed on paper so colonists had to buy stamps for paper products. Colonial response: The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament.
Date: 1765 What it did: A secret society that stated that only the colonial governments should tax. Colonial response:
Date: 1766 What it did: Stated that parliament had full authority over legislation in the colonies. Colonial response: Ignored in celebration over repeal of the Stamp Act.
Date: 1765 What it did: The colonists were forced to quarter, or house and feed British soldiers. Colonial response: The colonists resented this. New Yorkers were especially angry because most of the troops were stationed there.
Date: 1767 What it did: Made colonists pay taxes on imported tea, glass, paper and other items to pay for military cost. Colonial response: The colonists again boycotted goods imported from England. English imports were cut in half during the boycott.
Date: 1770 What it did: British Soldiers arrive to enforce the Townshend Act. Colonists gather and begin to throw snowballs, ice, and rocks at the British soldiers. In the heat of the moment a soldier hears the word ‘Fire” and the Redcoats shoot into the crowd killing 5 people.
Date: 1773 What it did: The East India Tea Company would have a monopoly for tea trade in the colonies. (They would be the only company allowed to sell tea to the colonies.) Colonial response: Colonists fear that England may grant monopolies on other products.
Date: 1774 What it did: Four of the acts were issued in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. The other act enlarged the boundaries of what was then the colony of "Canada“. Colonial response: