On the 22nd of December, 1775 the British government passed the
Prohibitory Act in an attempt to retaliate against the spreading
rebellion in the British colonies in North America. The act
initiated a naval blockade of American ports and outlawed trade
with the colonies, declaring that "all manner of trade and commerce
is and shall be prohibited". The Prohibitory Act ended any attempts
at reconciliation between the British and the colonies and served
as an effective declaration of war.
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