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1. Why did Britain stop Western settlement?

   -allowed British government, not the colonist to control westward movement, in addition, conflict with Indians might be avoided -if colonist moved away from the coast, it might lower the need of British markets on the coast -it protected the interest of British officials who wanted to control the fur trade
2. Why did Britain stop Western settlement cont…. The British planned to keep 10,000 troops in America to protect their interests Colonist saw the Proclamation of 1763 as a LIMIT on their freedom
3. King George 1763 became British Prime Minister His goal was to reduce Britain’s debt and raise money for Parliament Convinced Parliament to pass the following laws: Writs of assistance - Tea Act The Sugar Act - Coercive Acts The Stamp Act The Declaratory Act Townshend Acts
4. Writs of Assistance 1767 Created to prevent colonist from smuggling goods which Britain could benefit from by receiving taxes Legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods THIS LAW VIOLATED THEIR RIGHT TO BE SECURE IN THEIR HOME
5. The Sugar Act 1764 Parliament passed the Sugar Act The act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonist in hopes that they would stop smuggling goods The act let officers seize goods from smugglers without going to court COLONIST BELIEVED THIS ACT VIOLATED THEIR RIGHTS AS ENGLISHMEN
6. The Stamp Act 1765 the Stamp Act placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies Newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, etc. All printed material had to have a stamp that was applied to it by British officials COLONIST BELIEVED PARLIAMENT HAD INTERFERED IN COLONIAL AFFAIRS BY TAXING THE COLONIES DIRECTLY AND WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT PARLIAMENT HAD IGNORED THE COLONIAL TRADITION OF SELF-GOVERNMENT 1766 Parliament repealed (took back) the Stamp Act
7. Declaratory Act 1766 passed on the same day Parliament repealed the Stamp Act Stated Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies “IN ALL CASES” Therefore Parliament gave themselves absolute power over anything they wished to control
8. Townshend Acts 1767 Parliament passed a set of laws to try to avoid some of the problems the Stamp Act caused Created new taxes that applied only to imported goods, with the tax being paid at the port of entry (soon as they docked the boat) Goods taxed were basic items such as glass, tea, paper, and lead that the colonist had to import from Britain because they did not produce them
9. Tea Act 1773 Parliament passed this act to help the British East Indian Company not go out of business Allowed the company to sell directly to stores at low prices The Act favored the British East Indian Company over colonial merchants CONLONIAL MERCHANTS IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A NEW BOYCOTT OF BRITISH GOODS
10. Coercive Acts 1774 Parliament passes these laws intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for their actions, the Boston Tea Party This act closed the Boston Harbor until the colonist paid for the ruined tea Prevented the arrival of food and other supplies that came in the harbor Took away certain rights of the colonist like having meetings, forming assemblies Forced colonist to shelter British soldiers in their homes