Act
Proclamati
on of 1763
Sugar Act
Currency
Act
Mutiny Act
Stamp Act
Quebec Act
Year
1763
1764
1764
1765
1765
Reason
for
Instati
ng
To prevent
escalation of
fighting btw
white s and
NAs that
would
threaten
trade
Eliminate
the illegal
sugar trade
btw the
colonies ,
the French,
and the
Spanish
West Indies
British navy
ships were
assigned to
patrol
American
waters and
search for
smugglers
Forbid
settlers to
advance
beyond a
line drawn
along the
App. Mtns.
Strengthene
d the
enforcemen
t of the duty
on sugar
Required
colonial
assembly to
stop issuing
paper $$$
lowered the
duty on
molasses
Phase out
colonial $$
NAs (esp.
Cherokee)
initially
liked
agreement
Damaged
the market
for sugar
grown in
the colonies
FAILED bc
white
settlers did
not listen
Est. new
admiralty
courts in
America to
try accused
smugglers
Said…
Conse
quence
s
Mainly
affected
merchants
Townshend /
Revenue Act
Intolerable
Acts
1774
1767
1774
Effort to
reapply the
old principles
of
mercantilism
Direct attempt
to raise
revenue in the
colonies
After F&I
War, English
had Quebec
Region; bc of
cultural
difference,
English had
dilemma…
designed to
raise $$$
exclusively
for England
combo of 4
Coercive
Acts, meant
to punish the
colonists after
Boston Tea
Party &
unrelated
Quebec Act
Colonists
were required
to assist in
provisioning
and
maintaining
the army
Imposed a tax
on
newspapers,
almanacs,
pamphlets,
deeds, wills,
licenses
allowed
French
customs &
Catholicism
from Quebec
to Ohio River
put a light
import duty
on such
things as
glass, lead,
paper, and tea
considered
unfair
because they
were
designed to
discipline
Boston
Colonial
manufacturin
g was
restricted so it
would not
compete with
the expanding
industry of
GB
Affected ALL
Americans
created more
tension
between the
colonists and
the British
met slight
protest from
the colonists,
effected all
the colonies
by the Boston
Port Act
which closed
Boston
Harbor until
damages were
paid
Stamps not
expensive
rather, set
precedent
Sparked upset
in VA House
of Burgesses,
Patrick Henry
lead to the
American
Revolution
Tea Act
NOT to
regulate trade
btw America
& GB
repealed in
1770, except
for the tax on
tea.
tax on tea
was kept to
keep alive the
principle of
Parliamentary
taxation.
Led to First
Continental
Congress
Chapter 4 People/Groups
Name:
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Townshend
Committees of
Correspondence
Significance:
Proposed the Albany
Plan to unify the
states
Control of the
British ministry;
nicknamed
"Champagne
Charley" for his
brilliant speeches
in Parliament while
drunk;
Daughters of
Liberty
First Continental
Congress
George Grenville
American's resp.
to Intolerable
Acts; redressed
colonial
grievances; all
colonies - GA; JA
persuaded
toward rev; wrote
Declaration of
Rights; called for
boycott of English
goods
British Prime
Minister from
1763-1765;
delegate to
Constitutional
Convention crucial
in drafting
Constitution
persuaded
Parliament in 1767
to pass the
Townshend Acts
Samuel Adams
started in Boston
1772 to spread
propaganda; used
to oppose British
policy; extremely
effective 
almost every
colony had one;
example of the
colonies breaking
from Europe to bc
American
Name:
Lord North
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act
Congress 1765
William Pitt
Significance:
George III's stout
prime minister
(governor during
Boston Tea Party) in
the 1770's.
lawyer during Rev
"give me liberty, or
give me death!"
propagandist and
an engineer of
rebellion; strong
politician and
leader that was
very aware and
sensitive to the
rights of the
colonists;
organized the
local committees
of
correspondence
in MA, starting
with Boston in
1772
organization est.
in 1765;
met in NYC w/ 27
delegates from 9
colonies;
helped toward
colonial unity;
caused an
uprising bc there
was no one to sell
the stamps/
British did not
understand why
Americans could
not pay for their
own defense; act
repealed in 1766
British leader
from 1757-1758;
Rev War  served
as ambassador to
France
Lord North's rule fell
in March of 1782,
which therefore
ended the rule of
George III for a short
while.
served two terms
as governor of VA
instrumental in the
development of
the Bill of Rights
members resisted
the Stamp Act of
1765.
combined with
the Daughters of
Liberty
remained active
in resistance
movements.
ordered the Navy
to enforce the
Navigation Laws;
got Parliament to
pass the Sugar
Act; brought
about the
Quartering Act
leader in the
London
government;
"Organizer of
Victory";
won a war against
Quebec.
Pittsburgh was
named after him
Legislation
Year
Sugar Act
1764
- Placed duty on imported sugar, greater regulation to suppress smuggling.
- goal: Eliminate the illegal sugar trade btw the colonies, the French, and the Spanish West Indies
- Strengthened the enforcement of the duty on sugar
- lowered the duty on molasses
- Damaged the market for sugar grown in the colonies
- Est. new admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers
- Mainly affected merchants
Stamp Act
1765
Declaratory Act
1766
Asserted authority of Parliament to make laws for colonies “in all cases, whatsoever.”
Townshend Acts
1767
Import duties on lead, glass, paper, and tea; Repealed 1770
Tea Act
1773
Gave East India Company total monopoly on all tea imports to America
Intolerable Acts
1774
Called “Coercive Acts” by Parliament
 Boston Port Bill
Closed the Port of Boston
 Massachusetts
Government Act
Annulled the Massachusetts colonial charter, ending self-rule in the colony of Massachusetts
 Administration of Justice
Act
Protected British officials from colonial courts by sending them home for trial if arrested
Quartering Act
Legalized housing of British troops in private homes
 Quebec Act
Created highly centralized government in Canada