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The Sugar Act
Taking effect on September 29th the Sugar Act charged 3 to 6 pence per pound of sugar or gallon of molasses. This was followed by more civil unrest and protesting. Once again the Act is repealed. -
The Currency Act
The currency act demanded that the production of all paper money be stopped and all the current paper money deemed void for purchasing British goods. The colonies depended very heavily on paper money and in response increased protest and riots and in 1773 the act was appealed -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act required all printed paper products to have a British stamp on it which cost money, increasing depending on the significance of the paper. The colonists protested and would attack boats carrying the stamps The British government less than a year later retract the tax. -
The Townshend Act
Put taxes on colonial imports such as glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. The colonist turned to boycotting and protesting which sometimes would turn violent. The same day as the Boston Massacre the prime minister asked to repeal the Act, taxes were repealed in April 1770, except for tea. -
The Tea Act
Trying to save a company that heavily helped the British economy, they gave the company a monopoly on the tea import going to the colonies. This once again angered colonists as they had no representation in the case, leading to the Boston tea party. Parliament reacted with a series of measures intended to stifle colonial resistance.