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Navigation Acts
- Colonies can't import/export resources from anywhere but England if they're luxury goods Response: Mixed opinions. Patriots thought it was bad. Loyalists supportive.
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Sugar Act
-Lower English debt
-Reduce tax on molasses
Response:
Boycott luxury imports+vowed to find ways to increase colonial manufacturing so they're less dependent of England -
Quartering Act
-Colonists required to house soldiers if needed
Response:
Thought it violated bill of rights
Hated it -
Stamp Act
- All paper must be stamped to show its paid for(stamp costs money) Response: Didn't like it, very angry
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Declaratory Act
-Parliament declares sovereignty over colonies so they can impose taxes
Response:
Very unhappy bc they have no representation -
Townshend Acts
-tax on paper, lead, ink
Response:
-Boycotted British goods
-Protests in Boston
-Smuggle goods to avoid tax
Boston Massacre, taxation w/o representation, unconstitutional -
Tea Act
-Designed to prop up east India company so they could get more money
-18 mil lbs of tea
Response:
Boston Tea Party -
Coercive Act
-Restore order in response of Boston Tea Party
-Boston Port Act(shut down ports)
-Massachusetts Gov't
-Quartering Act
-Administration of Justice
Response:
Violation of rights, 1st Continental Congress, Revolutionary War -
Quebec Act
-Meant for relig freedom for Catholics in Canada
-Instead went to aid Massachusetts(formed 1st Continental Congress)