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Navigation Act
Description-
-Restricted the colonists from trading with any other country expect
Britain
-Colonists lost economic opportunities. Response-
-Colonists were angry as they felt that their money was being wasted by taxes.
-More smuggling as a response. -
Sugar Act
Description-
-Increased enforcement of Smuggling laws
-Provide enforcement on the duties of refining sugar
-Increase the cost of owning a business
Response-
-The protests against the act were heavier
-The Colonist boycotted all luxury goods form England -
Stamp Act
Description-
-The colonist were taxed on all Paper goods to help pay for the
soldiers stationed in the colonies to protect the colonist during
the French and Indian war. Response-
-The colonist burned down homes and offices of the tax collecter
-This was the first time the colonist resorted to violence -
Quartering Act
Description-
-The Act forced civilians to provide British soldiers with food, water, and shelter. Reason-
- The colonist wanted to protest because they were being taxed to for soldiers and now they also had to provide shelter to them. -
Declaratory Act
Description-
-Act for better securing the dependency
-To repeal the Stamp Act
-British still have all rights to tax anything they want. Response-
-The colonist Protested -
Townshend Act
Description-
-Revenue Act of 1767
-The commissioners of customs Act
-The vice Admiration Act
-The New York Restraining Act Response -
-Colonists got mad about these taxes, and they began to protest
-Lead to Boston tea Party -
Quebec Act
Description-
-Passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to institute a permanent
administration in Canada. Response-
-Colonists thought of it as a way to increase British colonies causing the American Revolution against the British. -
Tea Act
Description-
-Passed in 1773
-Tea shipped by British companies (Discounted Price)
-Intended to bail out British companies
-Intended for colonists to comply with the Tea Act Response-
-Greatly opposed the Tea Act
-All colonies united with thoughts of revolution
-Lead to Boston Tea party -
Coercive Act
Description-
- Passed by the British as a response to the Boston tea party
-Port Act closed Boston Port
-Mass Government Act
-Administration of Justice Act
-Expanded Quartering Act Response-
This was directed to punish the colonist and the people involved in the Boston tea party to bring the dissidents under control
-colonist viewed them as the ¨Intolerable Act¨
