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Currency Act
Several Acts which regulated the issuing of money by the American colonist. -
Sugar Act 1764
the british law charged duties on sugar imported on colonies -
Quartering Act
This act forced the colonist to provide food and shelter for British soldiers when needed. -
Townshend Act
A series of acts passed By Brittan beginning in 1767 that taxed the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
An angry mob of colonist confronts British soldiers in Boston. Five colonists are killed. -
Tea Act
This act basically gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea trade in the Americas. -
Boston Tea Party
In response to the Tea Act patriots dressed as American Indians dump British tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Act
A series of laws also called the Coercive Acts passed by Brittan in response to the Boston Tea Party.