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The Proclamation Act
This was among the first of the acts England imposed upon the Colonies that angered them, although it was supposed to be for their own safety. The natives were getting angry that the English were expanding westward and taking over the land the natives used. Some of the colonists (George Washington included) chose to settle westward anyway, and most succeeded because of the weak border security. -
The Sugar Act
After the French-Indian War, this was passed because George wanted the colonists to repay the debt they had created because England helped them. So the colonists had to pay 3 pence (pennies) for each pound of sugar. -
The Colonial Currency Act
This act stated that the colonists had to use only gold and silver as currency, which meant they had to trade with England to get currency, which also meant more money and goods for England. -
The Stamp Act
Anything on paper (with the exception of books) now had to have a royal stamp on it. This included everything from dice (?) to title deeds. To make things worse, the more valuable something was considered to be, the more it cost. The colonists couldn't do this without buying stamps from England, which cost them even more money. The National Currency Act didn't make things easier. Needless to say, they were starting to get a little unhappy with all the acts that were being put into place. -
The Quartering Act
King George issued an act stating that the colonies must accept soldiers to protect them from getting killed by natives, even though the colonists did not want the soldiers. They eventually had to pay for these soldiers that they didn't want because of the Stamp Act. -
The Stamp Act is Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed, which resulted in something even worse... -
The Declaratory Act
The colonists were so busy partying about the repeal of the Stamp Act that England had snuck in the Declaratory Act, which stated that the Parliament could pass whatever laws they wanted, even if it applied to the colonies. -
The Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend, a British treasurer, was very good with finances, but not very good at making policies as shown by the Townshend Acts. England passed these acts to tax imported goods instead of locally produced goods in the hopes that the colonists would be more willing to do so.
