What Events Occurred In The Year 1764 To 1860

Many events occurred in the year 1764, including the Sugar Act, an Act meant to better enforce British trade laws, the Currency Act, and James Otis’s “taxation without representation,” which led to a boycott of British goods.

The Sugar Act was passed as a result of Britain’s war with France, and the debt it caused. The Act was supposed to help pay for the defense of the colonies as well as the newly acquired territories. The Act increased the taxes on imported sugar, and other items like textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo dye. It doubled the taxes on foreign goods that were reshipped from England to the colonies. It also prevented the import of foreign rum and French wines.

The English Parliament also passed a law to reorganize the American

This act ended up threatening to destabilize the whole colonial economy of the industrial north and the agricultural south. This helped to unite the colonists against it. James Otis, at a town meeting in Boston, brought up the issue of taxation without representation, and pushed for a united response to the new acts passed by England. In July, he published, “The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved.” Later in August, Boston merchants began to boycott British goods.

In conclusion, many events occurred in the United States during the year 1764. Some of these events included The sugar act, the act to further enforce British trade laws, the Currency Act, and James Otis’s writing, “The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved.” These events all had a large impact on the history of the United States.

The year 1775 included many events that would have a large impact on American history. Some of these events included the appointment of George Washington over the Continental Army, the Battle of Bunker Hill, George Washington assuming control of the army, and the writing of the Olive Branch Petition, along with King George III’s proclamation declaring the colonies to be in