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Suger Act
The Sugar Act taxed new imports, reduced foreign molasses tax by fifty percent, and colonists accused of against the Act will face the British colony court.
British Perspective: government need money to repair their debets from French and Indian war.
Colonial Perspective: Most of them viewed the Act as unjust and absorb -
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A roads towards Revolution
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act put a tax on many printed documents. Stamped items were proved to have been taxed.
British Perspective: was initiated to pay for the British troops stationed in the colonies.
Colonial Perspective:Enrange them to form the Sons of LIberty to against the Act. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act forced colonists to pay for housing and food for British soldiers.
British perspective : Provide those British soldiers who don't have houses and food. Allowung then to use force to take it over from the Coloinest.
Colonial perspective: Colony see this act of the violating their property. -
Townshend Act
Imposed taxes on goods imported into the colonies including tea the most popular drink in the colonies, purpose to increase their income form price.
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Colonial perspective: The Sons of Libirty, boycotted British goods. -
Boston Massacre
Resulted in the deaths of five colonists. Shots were fired by British officers after being heckled by a large mob of colonists.
British perspective: accidental shooting caused by the crowds.
Colonial perspective: The people of the colonist was in outraged using this events to start Anti-Britishism. -
Tea act
Allowed the East India Company to sell tea without the taxes colonial merchants were required to pay.
British perspective: Tea Act suppose to be the way to save East Indian company form bankrupt.
Colonial perspective: They were upset, it was the Act that only the East Indian company have the favor. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Boston rebels dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 18,000 pounds of British Tea into Boston Harbor.
British perspective:British inraged, close down the Boston Harbor.
Colonial perspective:Inspire them to agains British Acts.
