Question

6. Define the following Acts:

Answer 1

Townsend Acts-were a series of measures,passed by the British Parliament in 1767,that taxed goods imported to the American colonies
Stamp Act-an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents)
Declaratory Acts-an act of the Parliament of Great Britain,which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763-The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7 1763,by King George lll following Great Britain’s acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years War
Sugar act-a law passed by the Britain Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market
Writs of Assistance-is a written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official,such as a sheriff or a tax collector,to perform a certain task.Historically,several types of writs have been called “writs of assistance “