| Year |
Legislative Restraints |
Restraints on Expansion |
Restraints on Trade |
New Taxes |
| 1759 |
Virginia legislature restricted by crown from enacting
timely legislation |
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| 1762 |
|
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Writs of assistance (blanket search warrants) |
|
| 1763 |
|
Proclamation Line keeps settlers hemmed in |
Enforcement of Navigation Acts increased by navy and
customs officials |
|
| 1764 |
Currency Act prevented colonial legislatures from issuing
paper currency |
|
Sugar Acts strengthened by Admiralty Courts |
Sugar Act--revenue-producing tax |
| 1765 |
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Quartering Act required colonists to pay to house British soldiers.
Stamp Act sets internal taxes on legal documents, newspapers, etc.
|
| 1767 |
Colonial assemblies limited in size |
|
Townshend Duties strengthen Admiralty Courts |
Townshend Duties imposed on imported goods to pay colonial
officials |
| 1773 |
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Tea Act reduces duty but causes Boston Tea Party |
1774
(Intolerable Acts) |
Town meetings limited, Massachusetts charter violated |
Quebec Act enlarges Quebec, reducing claims of Ohio River
Valley colonists |
Boston Port Act closes harbor until tea is paid for |
New Quartering Act broadly expands British Army's right to
quarter troops in homes, buildings |
