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Taxation Timeline

By TatianaHernandez

  • THE SUGAR ACT

    THE SUGAR ACT
    Parliament passed a law that increased the shipment of non-british goods.

  • THE CURRENCY ACT

    THE CURRENCY ACT
    This act restricted colonies from using their currency which enraged the colonists.

  • STAMP ACT

    STAMP ACT
    Taxed newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, etc. The stamps showed proof that it was taxed.

  • DECLARATORY ACT

    DECLARATORY ACT
    This act was passed by Parliament when the Stamp Act was nullified. This act meant that Parliament can create laws that unite the colonies.

  • TOWNSEND ACT

    TOWNSEND ACT
    This act proposed a tax on glass, paint, lead, and paper. Many people became even more enraged.

  • LETTERS FROM A FARMER IN PENNSYLVANIA

    LETTERS FROM A FARMER IN PENNSYLVANIA
    John Dickinson stated that Parliament couldn't tax the people and declared the Townsend acts unconstitutional. Believed these were all threats to their liberties.

  • MASSACHUSETTS CIRCULAR LETTER

    MASSACHUSETTS CIRCULAR LETTER
    Samuel Adams wrote a letter that attacked Parliament's endurance in taxing without representation.

  • BOSTON MASSACRE

    BOSTON MASSACRE
    When the troops arrived in Boston, it sparked up tension between the citizens and troops. It became violent and 3 Americans were killed and others were fatally wounded.

  • TEA ACT

    TEA ACT
    This act was meant to bail out the East India Company so the British government gave the East India Company a ton of money for the importation of tea.

  • BOSTON TEA PARTY

    BOSTON TEA PARTY
    Some colonies did not want the tea to be shipped there but kept sending tea anyways. This enraged the people so Samuel Adams mounted 3 ships in Boston and threw 342 boxes of tea into the ocean.