Grenville+Programs

George III was an incapable king; therefore Grenville was running policy concerning the colonies __Grenville:__ - **The Proclamation Line of 1763**- sets up a line along the Appalachian Mountains that the colonists are not supposed to cross. This is in hope to prevent conflicts with the Indians and Colonists and reduce protection costs, as well as hopefully saving land for England to sell to the colonists when they decide to expand the colonies westward. - **The Sugar Act of 1764-** - **Currency Act of 1764** - **Stamp Act of 1765** The colonist’s feelings:
 * Wants to get those darn colonists to pay for their own protection, because England just spent tons of money protecting them in the French and Indian War in the colonies (AKA the Seven Years War in Europe). So….
 * Grenville begins to tax the colonies and try to keep back expenses on protecting them
 * This was not very successful. Colonists just ignored it.
 * Prevents sugar trade between French and Spanish colonies in the West Indies (only England)
 * Generates more tax and more money for England.
 * This angers the colonists, but they see it as reasonable (sort of).
 * It is okay because it is regulating trade which Colonists believe that England should still have power to do.
 * Colonies are not allowed to print anymore of their money
 * This way, they would need to use English minted money. This also angers colonists (like the Sugar Act of 1764), but once again, they feel that England is still within their rights
 * This facilitates trades with England because that’s where the money is
 * Anything made of paper had to have a stamp
 * This means anyone printing anything had to get all of the prints stamped
 * It wasn't very expensive, but it was very irritating
 * It also affected all of the Colonists
 * It made a lot of money for England because it was an external tax (the revenue went to England, not to the colonies)
 * Colonists are furious over this Act because as stated above, it was an external tax which meant that England shouldn't have the right to tax it.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Northern merchants believed that they would suffer from restraints on commerce due to the increasing burden of taxation under the Grenville program.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Southern planters who were indebted to English merchants feared the new taxes being tacked on to their already steep monetary burden.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intolerable Acts
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