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2.  Date:1650-1700s  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.

3.  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.

4.  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.

5.  Date: 1765  What it did: A secret society that stated that only the colonial governments should tax.  Colonial response:

6.  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.

7.  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.

8.  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.

9.  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.

10.  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.

11.  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: