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Navigation Acts
An act that didn't allow any foreign ships into British colonies. -
Stamp Act
A tax that was imposed by the British on American colonies to raise money for the military defences of the colonies. -
Sugar Act
An act that tried to stop the smuggling of sugar and molassess by reducing the tax rate. -
The Decloration Act
An act created by British Parliment to make laws binding the colonies in any circumstance, including the tax. -
Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend purposed a new set of measures to the British Parliment about the tax rates and Parliment went along with his ideas.