| Year | Legislative Restraints | Restraints on Expansion | Restraints on Trade | New Taxes |
| 1759 | Virginia legislature restricted by crown from enacting timely legislation | |||
| 1762 | Writs of assistance (blanket search warrants) | |||
| 1763 | Proclamation Line keeps settlers hemmed in | Enforcement of Navigation Acts increased by navy and customs officials | ||
| 1764 | Currency Act prevented colonial legislatures from issuing paper currency | Sugar Acts strengthened by Admiralty Courts | Sugar Act--revenue-producing tax | |
| 1765 |
Quartering Act required colonists to pay to house British soldiers. Stamp Act sets internal taxes on legal documents, newspapers, etc. |
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| 1767 | Colonial assemblies limited in size | Townshend Duties strengthen Admiralty Courts | Townshend Duties imposed on imported goods to pay colonial officials | |
| 1773 | Tea Act reduces duty but causes Boston Tea Party | |||
| 1774 (Intolerable Acts) |
Town meetings limited, Massachusetts charter violated | Quebec Act enlarges Quebec, reducing claims of Ohio River Valley colonists | Boston Port Act closes harbor until tea is paid for | New Quartering Act broadly expands British Army's right to quarter troops in homes, buildings |