1774 ⟶ Parliament Passes Intolerable Acts
British pass Intolerable Acts, including: Boston Port Act Ad...
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📜 Townshend Acts Passed by Parliament
Parliament aims to assert its right to tax the American colonies after the failure of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act. The Townshend Acts, named for Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend, are passed by Parliament, placing duties on many items imported into America. The American colonists, who were denied any representation in Parliament, strongly condemned the Acts as an egregious abuse of power.⟶
Townshend ActsTaxationBritish PolicyColonial GrievancesCharles TownshendResistance
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United States🫖 Parliament Passes the Tea Act
Parliament passes the Tea Act, requiring the colonies to buy tea solely from the East India Company rather than a variety of sources now deemed illegal⟶
TeaTaxationEast India CompanyMonopolyColonial TradeBoycottEconomic PolicyBritish ParliamentPolitical Protest
United KingdomUnited States📜 Parliament Passes Intolerable Acts
British pass Intolerable Acts, including:
Boston Port Act
Administration of Justice Act
Massachusetts Government Act
A second Quartering Act
Quebec Act set the terms for the governance of territory won from France in the French and Indian War; continuation of French civil law and governmental, and toleration of Catholicism; the territorial boundaries extended through the Ohio Valley, which Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut colonies expected to develop themselves.⟶
Intolerable ActsBoston Port ActAdministration of Justice ActMassachusetts Government ActQuebec ActQuartering ActBritish PolicyColonial GrievancesEscalationPunitive Measures
United KingdomUnited States📜 Quebec Act
Quebec Act set the terms for the governance of territory won from France in the French and Indian War; continuation of French civil law and governmental, and toleration of Catholicism; the territorial boundaries extended through the Ohio Valley, which Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut colonies expected to develop themselves.⟶
British PolicyColonial GovernanceFrench and Indian WarTerritorial DisputesOhio ValleyCatholicismIntolerable ActsAmerican Revolution
CanadaUnited States🚢 Boston Port Act
Intolerable ActsMassachusettsBostonEconomic SanctionsBritish PolicyAmerican RevolutionCoercive Acts
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