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end of the French and Indian War
Great Britain won north american territory, but paying war expenses led to colonials being upset -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act extended the molasses act by extending the tax on imports from the Caribbean from 6 cents to 3 cents per gallon. The colonists used sugar and molasses to make rum, so they were mad that taxes were established. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act enforced that all printed material had to carry a stamp that wasn't free. Used to gain revenue from Britain and used a lot of printers and lawyers . colonists were upset and boycotted against the British parliament and British goods, and for the first time, the colonies worked together. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was when the British parliament repealed the Stamp Act. The colonists saw this as a huge victory. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an enforcement of a New board of customs to stop smuggling. The Colonists did not like it one bit and responded in a boycott with women this time. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was tax exemptions on tea coming in from British east India company which allowed them to give cheap tea to the colonies which lowered the price of tea. Colonists were mad and dressed up as Indians and dumped the tea off the boat which resulted in an equivalent to a modern day 4 million dollar loss. The colonists were angry on principle -
Start of Revolutionary War
Colonists wanted the people to Stop paying taxes,
Prepare for war, Massachusetts calling colonist to resistance/disobey the acts. The revolutionary war started because of The Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.