Proclamation Of 1763 Essay

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The boiling pot steamed as Great Britain passed laws and legislations between the years of 1763 and 1775 to regulate trade and taxes. Britain brought fourth these acts to put the colonies under direct rule. The rules enacted in those twelve years, were all passed by Parliament under the reign of King George lll. The Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Act and The Stamp Act were three legislations in an act to assert authority into the thirteen colonies. The Proclamation of 1763 was put into place at the end of French and Indian War, the British Empire began to tauten control over its colonies. This Proclamation forbade the colonists from settling/buying/making agreements with the natives beyond the Appalachian Mountains to limit the conflict; …show more content…

Great Britain closed the Boston Harbor and put the government of Boston under strict British rule; these acts limited the political and terrestrial freedom of the colonists. The laws for the Intolerable acts were: Boston Port act (Mar. 31st), Massachusetts Bay regulating act (May. 20th ), The Impartial administration of Justice Act (May. 20th), Quartering act (Jun. 2nd) and the Quebec act (Jun. 22nd ). The first four of the Acts were precisely designed at punishing the Massachusetts colonists for the incident at the Boston Harbor, the fifth act was linked to Quebec and was seen as an additional warning. The Boston Port Act was where Britain demanded that the town’s residents pay the price for the tea that was dumped into Boston Harbor. Massachusetts Bay regulations act altered the Massachusetts charter and reduced the colony's right to self-govern. The Impartial administration of Justice Act was also known as the “murder acts”, it restricted the right to trial by Jury, any soldier/officer of the British government who had been detained for murder could be referred to England for a trial. The Quartering act said that American colonists had to quarter British soldiers in their homes. The Quebec act gave the Canadians ample religious freedom and returned the French form of civil law ("The Intolerable Acts." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 27 Apr.