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Act 1: Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was used to reduce smuggling and increase buying. The colonists strongly opposed the act because they thought it influenced their rights with trading. The British although defended this act because they thought it was necessary to regulate trade. -
Act 3: Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act made a direct tax on printed things like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. The colonists didn't like this because they thought it was a violation to be taxed with representation, so they boycotted. The British dismissed the colonists but eventually removed the Stamp Act in 1766 because of the colonists impact. -
Act 2: Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act made it so that colonists had to provide housing, food, and supplies to British soldiers in the colonies. The colonists hated this because they thought it violated their privacy and property. The British however defended this act that is was necessary to maintain order and protect the colonies. -
Act 4: Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts made taxes on imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, and these taxes helped pay the colonies governors and judges. The colonists were against this because they didn't like that they were being taxed by their own elected representatives. The British government responded to this by sending troops to the colonies to maintain order. -
Act 5: Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act made a sale of tea in the colonies. The colonists saw the Tea Act as another way to control them, so they said it was a violation of their rights. The colonists organized the Boston Tea Party, where they dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government responded to the Boston Tea party by passing the Coercive Acts to have British authority.