The colonists face a government trying to dictate what and how things should be done in America from across the ocean, and they begin to realize that they should have a voice for their own well-being. The Proclamation of 1763 was only the beginning of the rebellion against the British and their control over the colonists. The British acquired French territory after the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) and because they did not want another war to begin with the colonists and Indians, they issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting the settlers to settle west beyond the Appalachians. This angered settlers who had either purchased or received land in the west. After the Seven Years' War, Britain now had to find ways to generate money and felt that since the war was being fought on American soil, it should help pay the cost. , and they decided to impose new taxes on the colonies to try to offset part of the cost of the war. One of the first laws they introduced was the Sugar Act of 1764, reducing duties on molasses but taxing sugar and other products that could be exported to Britain. He also enforced stricter smuggling laws, where if prosecuted it would be a British-style trial, without a jury of their peers. Some Americans were unhappy with the Sugar Act because it violated two strong American sentiments: first, they could not be tried without a jury of their peers, and second, they could not be taxed without their consent. Even though the settlers resisted. Under the Sugar Act, Britain issued another tax, the Stamp Act, in March 1765. The Stamp Act imposed taxes on all legal documents, whether newspapers, pamphlets, licenses , legal documents and even games... middle of paper... ...at local inns, stables and any other establishment that can accommodate them. If there were still unhoused soldiers once all the pubs were full, the colonies were then required to house them in houses, latrines, barns or other buildings as required. The "Murder Act" was what the colonists called the part of the Intolerable Act that allowed British officials to be tried for capital crimes elsewhere than in the colonies. Some colonists were divided over the intolerable acts because they believed that those involved in the Boston Tea Party affair acted irrationally and gave Americans a bad name. Others were furious that Parliament's actions had provoked such a drastic reaction from the settlers.. 66-67