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Navigation Acts puttheoryofmercantilismintopracticetradewithcolonieswastobeconducted


onlyinEnglishorcolonialshipssomelegislationprotectedcolonialinterests
stifledcolonialmanufacturing

Proclamation of 1763 KingGeorgeIIIissuedthisproclamationwhichrecognizedtheIndiansrightto


thelanddidnotallowcoloniststosettlewestoftheAppalachianMountains
colonistsunhappywithattempttocontrolthem

Currency Act controlledcolonialcurrencywhichcouldonlybeobtainedthroughtradeas


regulatedbyBritain

Stamp Act taxedanythingprintedonpaperCommitteesofCorrespondencewasformedto


keepincontactwithothercoloniesSonsofLibertywasformedtoprotestBritish
policiesStampActCongressmettorequestrepealofactactwasrepealed
becauseofcolonialboycottofBritishgoods

Declaratory Act KingGeorgeIIIdeclaredthatParliamenthadfullauthorityoverlegislationinthe


colonies.

Quartering Act requiredcoloniststohouseandfeedBritishsoldierscolonistsdidnotlikehaving


astandingarmysoldiersusedwritsofassistance,orblanksearchwarrants
housingandsupplysoldierswascostly

Townshend Acts taxonimportedtea,glass,paper,andotheritemscolonistsboycottedSonsof


Libertyusedviolenceagainsttaxcollectorstoprotest

Boston Massacre deadlyriotwhichresultedinfivecolonistsbeingkilledbyBritishsoldiers


incidentusedaspropaganda

Tea Act/Boston Tea madeamonopolyovertea;onlysoldbyBritishEastIndiaCo.SonsofLiberty


illegallyboardedBritishshipsanddumpedtheteaintoBostonHarbor
Party

Coercive (Intolerable efforttogetcoloniststopayfortheteaandkeepthemfromplanningotherattacks


closedtheportofBostonwhichstoppedtrade,didnotallowtownmeetings,gave
Acts) Britaincontrolofthecolony

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