Here are the matches for the acts to their respective descriptions:
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Mercantilism - An economic policy under which nations sought to gain wealth by regulating trade and using colonial resources primarily for the benefit of the mother country.
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Intolerable Acts - A series of punitive measures enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at suppressing colonial resistance.
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Stamp Act - A 1765 law that imposed a direct tax on the colonies, requiring that many printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
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Proclamation of 1763 - Issued by King George III, this proclamation forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to stabilize relations with Native Americans.
You can now match the descriptions accordingly!