The Four British Acts by miranda https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei by: holly march & miranda wozniak en-us 2017-01-17 15:02:43 UTC 2023-10-14 06:44:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png Proclamation of 1763 mwozniak https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147561230 Explain the act: 
This act forbid colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

Why did the British pass this act?
The British passed this act in hopes of placating Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years' war.

How did the colonists react?
They disregarded the Proclamation without fear of punishment.
 

]]> 2017-01-17 15:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147561230 Stamp act of 1765 mwozniak https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147563304 Explain the act:
This act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. 

Why did the British pass this act? 
To help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' war. 

How did the colonists react? 
It ranged from boycotts
of British goods to riots and attacks on the tax collectors. ]]> 2017-01-17 15:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147563304 Townshend Acts mwozniak https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147563476 Explain the act:
They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. 

Why did the British pass this act?
To raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain, and to create a more effective means of compliance with trade regulations. 

How did the colonists react?
They protested against the taxes and boycotted English goods.]]> 2017-01-17 15:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147563476 Quartering Act mwozniak https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147833644
Explain the act:
An act that the American colonies inforced to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations, housing, and food. 

Why did the British pass this act? 
They passed this act in spite of saving their money. Instead of them having to pay for the soldiers, the colonists had to. 

How did the colonists react?
They thought it was very unfair and a violation of the Bill of Rights of 1689. ]]> 2017-01-18 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mwozniak/9pqnuc4s13ei/wish/147833644