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US History timeline & concept chart: 1754-1789 French-Indian War to American Revolution, Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 1754-1789 French-Indian War to American Revolution, Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention (view source)
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*1763 end of Seven Years War | *1763 end of Seven Years War | ||
*1763 Treaty of Paris | *1763 Treaty of Paris | ||
*1763 Royal Proclamation of 1763 <br><br> | *1763 Royal Proclamation of 1763 <br><br> | ||
*1764 Sugar Act | *1764 Sugar Act | ||
* | *1766 Declaratory Act | ||
*1767 Townsend Acts<br><br><br> | |||
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* marked shift in British tax policy from protectionist mercantilism to the imperial system of revenue maximization | * | ||
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*marked shift in British tax policy from protectionist mercantilism to the imperial system of revenue maximization | |||
* the tax on molasses was reduced by half under the theory that the lower rate would yield higher compliance and thus more revenue | * the tax on molasses was reduced by half under the theory that the lower rate would yield higher compliance and thus more revenue | ||
* the main problem the Act attempted to address was ongoing smuggling of sugar, molassas and rum (trade without paying duties or going through customs offices) between the American colonies and French, Spanish and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean | |||
* the Sugar Act of was modifed in 1766 | |||
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|- | |Stamp Act of 1765 | ||
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* tax on any official documentation that required a "stamp" (official seal), inlcluding legal or commercial documents, contracts, licenses, wills, mortgages, publications, advertisements, playing cards (!) | |||
* the revenue was to be used in the colonies from which it was collected | |||
* the tax was to be paid in "specie" (gold or silver) | |||
* offenders were to be tried in "Admiralty Courts" (not colonial courts) | |||
* sparked protest and the "Stamp Act Congress" in New York | |||
* repealed in 1766 | |||
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