Posse Comitatus Act

British’ Attempt to dominate the American Colonies. The massive army presence in the city led to the Boston Massacre and was prompted by British enforcement of the Townshend Acts of 1767. With a total population of 20,000 during the bloodshed, several mob protests both organized and spontaneous gangs protested against that 1767 act. On 4th of March 1770, a day before the Boston Massacre, a clash emerged between some Boston citizens and troops at John Gray’s Ropewalk. Among the British soldiers…

that the colonies should help pay off the debt because they were protecting them and their land. The colonists would have been in danger had it not been for Britain their “motherland.” The first tax that they imposed on the colonists was the Sugar Act of 1764 (Ayers, Gould and Oshinsky)The tax on molasses made sugar much more costly which resulted in less sweetener for the colonies’ tea and other drinks. This begin the…

British Parliament; as well as the tyrannical rule the Britain enforced over them. The American colonialists had every right to rebel against Britain because of the unconstitutional laws being enforced over them by said Parliament. The Stamp Act was a law passed by the British Parliament on the Colonies in 1765 which required a tax to be paid for the approval of any printed and sold document; such as: newspapers, playing cards, legal documents, posters, etc. This was the first time in the…

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were many vic-tims. Among these is the famous scientist Newton. The bursting of the bub-ble had devastating effects on the economy and in the world of British poli-tics. After the insurrections, a law was passed, the Bubble Act, which until 1862 (when the Joint Stock company Act was promulgated) prohibited the free establishment of joint-stock company, subordinating the birth explicit grant of the Crown or of the English Parliament. The…

The Boston Massacre and Tea Party: 1767–1774 Events 1767 Townshend Acts power commitments on stock, suspend the New York gathering 1768 British troops include Boston 1770 Parliament disavows all commitments under the Townshend Acts except for obligation on tea Boston Massacre happens 1773 Boston Tea Party happens 1774 Parliament passes Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts Parliament passes Quebec Act Key People Thomas Hutchinson - Governor of Massachusetts in the midst of right on time…

Once the War of 1812 was declared over, many taxes on imported goods, or tariffs, were passed on the Americans. These tariffs were enacted to protect the American manufacturing businesses from the inexpensive manufactured British goods (Khan, “The Nullification Crisis”). Specifically, the Tariff of 1828, or most commonly known as the Tariff of Abominations, was passed in the years that followed the War of 1812 to protect the American businesses. This tariff defended products in the North from…

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Currency Act Parliament in the 1700's The Currency Act was passed in Parliament This article on the Currency Act in Colonial America provides fast facts and information about the effects of these laws. ◾What was the Currency Act? ◾The Meaning and Definition of the Currency Act ◾The purpose and effect of the Currency Act ◾The Currency Acts if 1751 and 1764 ◾Bills of Credit - Colonial Paper money Currency Act of 1751 Words and Text Currency Act of 1764 Words and Text American…

Sugar Act The Parliament of Great Britain passed The Sugar Act on April 5, 1764. It was created so that they could collect revenue from the British colonies and from America. Imported sugar and molasses were taxed. This negatively affected New England’s rum production. Sugar Act Definition (h2) In the 1700s it was highly lucrative to manufacture rum and this would mean great profits for Britain via taxation. Consequently they decided to create the Sugar Act and enforce it in their colonies.…