British Colonial Policy

By mr2022

  • The Navigation Acta

    The Navigation Acts created a common market for British trading. Goods could only be traded with the British and could only be transported on British ships manned by British crew. The colonists just started to eventually boycott "British" goods and imported goods directly from nearby partners.

  • The Sugar Act

    Taxes were put on sugar, tea, coffee, molasses (etc.) The british placed these taxes to get revenue from the colonists. It was the first tax put on the American colonies from the British Parliament.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act required that the British soldiers must be given housing provided by the colonists. The colonists felt it was violating their rights,

  • The Stamp Act

    This required that printed materials had to be produce on stamped paper created in London, this cost more money. The act was highly unpopular and the colonists were mad.

  • The Declaratory Act

    This act talked about how the British needed to stop taxing colonists just for the Parliament's benefit. It stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. The colonists benefited from this act.

  • The Townshend Act

    The Townshend act included taxes on new goods like tea, glass, paint and other goods in the western hemisphere. It also gave British officials the right to search colonist's houses and businesses. The colonists felt that the British parliament placing taxes on them was unfair.

  • The Tea Act

    This act allowed for tea to be shipped tax free to the colonies. The British lost money and starting protesting by destroying millions of dollars of tea.

  • The Coercive Act

    The Coercive Act was put in place after the Boston Tea Party in order to punish/calm down the protestors. They closed the Boston harbor until the damages could be paid for and British officials were now above the law. People from other colonies came in Massachusetts' defense and started a resistance.

  • The Quebec Act

    The Quebec act gave freedom of worship to catholics in Canada and restored the French form of civil law. Although the Quebec had no direct effect on the Americans, the colonists felt it was a threat to American freedom.