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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 kept security tight on imported goods to the colonies. This was because the British parliament wanted to be making money from the colonies, and having other countries exporting goods to the colonies wasn't of Britain's benefit. -
Quartering Act
This act stated that Britain's soldiers would stay in American barracks and public houses. This, of course, did not please the colonists. Once they stopped moving the soldiers into families' homes, they started making them pay for the soldiers living. -
Stamp Act
This act was passed to pay for the British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. This act put taxes on nearly all types of paper, and was represented by a stamp. This made many colonists angry as it made them feel unrepresented. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were passed to include taxes on more goods. In response, the colonists discouraged the purchase of goods coming from Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
This event took place by the colonists, as a protest for Britain's taxation on them. Since the colonists weren't happy about the taxes on their tea and many items alike, they came onto several ships and dumped many chests of tea overboard. The British government responded harshly. -
Intolerable Acts
Four acts set to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Prohibitory Act
The prohibitory act removed the colonies from British protection, banned trade with them, and allowed for seizure of American ships.