What were the restrictions imposed on the colonists by the British? ?

Question

I need to know what were some restrictions imposed on the colonist by the British since i can´t seem to find it on the web.

Answer 1

Some the restrictions were the trade, taxes and increased taxes. 1764 currency act, stamp etc. See this web site for additional information www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cp. Hope this helps you out.

Answer 2

1621 Virginia tobacco can be sold only in England. English tobacco crop prohibited.

1650-51  Navigation Acts forbid import of all goods except in English ships or ships owned by producing country (No third parties); foreign ships barred from the colonies. Acts are not anti-Colonial, but aimed at Dutch; Dutch War breaks out 1652; peace in 1654

1660 Provides for no goods in and out of colonies except in British ships or ships with 1/4 British crews; Certain goods (indigo, sugar, tobacco) may be shipped only to England.

1662 Goods may be imported in English-built ships only

1663 Staples Act: European goods bound for the colonies must go in English-built ships from England. Colonial governors may grant authority to naval officers.

1673 Duties are to be assessed at port of clearance to prevent plantation owners from evading laws; also, inter-colonial duties imposed on tobacco, sugar, etc.

1675 Charles II designates certain Privy Councilors as "Lords of Trade and Plantations"; seeks to make colonies more profitable; Lords of Trade handle virtually all colonial affairs.

1696 Act confines all colonial trade to English-built ships; toughens enforcement procedures to collect duties; voids colonial laws passed in opposition to the Navigation Acts; creates the  Board of Commissioners for Trade and Plantations. The Board’s 15 members provide centralized control.

1698 Wool Act. Prohibits export of colonial woolen cloth—raw wool only.

1732 Hat Act—no hats exported from colonies. Danbury, Connecticut, hit.

1733  Molasses Act—Protects West Indian planters; imposes duty on rum; virtually unenforceable in the colonies because of smuggling--Americans very adept.  Duty on rum is very high.

1750  Iron Acts ban iron finishing in colonies; ensures sufficient pig-iron supply to England.

1764 Sugar Act.  The beginning of the pre-Revolutionary acts: See next section.

Although the colonists did not object in theory to these acts, they went out of their way to avoid the consequences of them by refusing to pay duties, smuggling, etc.  Colonial governors could enforce these acts only with difficulty, and even though various levels of authority were granted to naval officers, enforcement was expensive and in the end impractical.  Although the seeds of revolution do not begin to take hold firmly until the 1760s, tension grows between colonies and mother country throughout this period.

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