3.3 Proclamation, Stamp, and Quartering Acts

What was the main reason the British government passed the Proclamation Act?

• To increase taxes on the colonists

• To prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans

• To expand British territory in America

• To control the trade with the colonists

What was the primary purpose of the Stamp Act according to the British?

• To punish the American colonists

• To repay debts from the French and Indian War

• To establish new colonies

• To increase the salaries of British officials

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They accepted it without protest

• They wrote to the King asking for representation

• They formed a group called the Sons of Liberty and protested

• They completely ignored the act

According to the Proclamation of 1763-

• colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
• Colonial paper could not be printed
• Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
• settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains

Why did the colonists object to the taxes imposed by the British government after 1763?

• The taxes were too high.

• They had no representation in the British Parliament.

• The money was used to support French territories.

• The taxes were only imposed on the colonies, not in Britain.