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Sugar Act
Sugar Act. Parliament, North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money. The act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies, Mainly sugar and molasses. -
Quartering Act
The British angered American colonists with the Quartering Act, which required the colonies to provide a place to stay and food and supplies to British troops. -
Stamp act
Stamp Act. Parliament's first directed tax on the American colonies, this act, like those passed in 1764, was created to raise money for Britain. It taxed newspapers, calendar's, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. created by Britain, the stamps were attached to documents or packages to show that the tax had been paid. -
Townhend Act
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament created the Townshend Acts, which placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre. The arrival of troops in Boston intrigued conflict between citizens and soldiers. On March 5, a group of British soldiers were surrounded by an unfriendly crowd of colonists so they opened fire, killing three of the colonists and fatally wounding two more.