THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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restricting colonial trade with American Indians
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imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
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angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
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punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sugar Act of 1764 levied a tax on lumber, rum, molasses, and other foodstuffs. The Sugar Act was not welcome in the colonies, but the Americans became further enraged by the addition of the Quartering Act of 1765.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of this act was to protect its sugar plantations from the more fertile lands of the French and Spanish colonies in the West Indies. A six pence per gallon of molasses was imposed on all imports.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Stamp Act and Quartering Act The Stamp Act required Americans to purchase tax stamps for any printed documents including newspapers, legal documents, marriage licenses and more. On March 24th, Parliament passed the Quartering Act which required Americans to provide housing and provisions to British soldiers.
Detailed explanation-4: -In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), the British government passes the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765.