They tried doing this by passing The Royal Proclamation of 1763, which reserved all the western territory between the Alleghenies, Florida, the Mississippi River and Quebec for use by Native Americans. ... So this is the final straw that led to the formation of the Sons of Liberty (secret organizations formed to protest the Stamp Act, often through violent means)! ...

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The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments to buy land or make agreements with natives compelling the empire to conduct all official relations. ... All this frustration and rebellion led to the formation of a club known as the Sons of Liberty who was a "well organised Patriot paramilitary political organisation shrouded in secrecy". 5 These members broke into the homes of tax collectors, beating them up and burning tax documents. ... About 50 colonists belonging to the Sons of Liberty boarded a tea ship in Boston Harbor. ...

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