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Sugar Act
During the Sugar Act, there was a tax on sugar and molasses. The American Colonists did not like the sugar act, so they began smuggling molasses into the colonies. -
Quartering Act
The British angered the American colonists with the Quartering Act, it required the colonies to provide supplies to British troops. Therefore, the American colonists were upset because they had to pay for the army's needs. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was a tax imposed on anything printed. Paper, documents, and playing cards were all examples of taxed things. The colonists protested and rioted because they thought the taxing was foolish. -
Declaration Act
The Declaration Act repealed the Stamp Act. The British asserted their right to tax the colonists whenever they wanted. They declared that the Stamp Act should stay. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were met with resistance in the colonies, which eventually led to the Boston Massacre of 1770. They placed an indirect tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, all of which had to be imported from Britain. These acts were passed by the British Parliament to impose additional taxes on common products imported into the Colonies. -
Townshend Acts Cut Back
There were many cut backs during the Townshend Acts. Parliament reduced the amount of the taxes because colonists were boycotting imported British goods which was not good for the British. So, Parliament reduced and/or withdrew all Acts except the Tea Act. -
Tea Act
Tax imported on British Tea, causing the Tea Act. From this, the colonists planned to boycott British tea along with several other British goods. It was a small tax, yet they did not agree with it. -
Boston Tea Party
For the Boston Tea Party, American colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and went onto the British ships. Since the colonists threw boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor, this was the colonists' way of protesting and rioting the idea of the Tea Act. -
New England Restraining Act
The New England Restraining Act came from Parliament banning the colonists from trading with the New England colonies along with any other country other than Great Britain. This made it so British goods were more efficient and sold more. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord started up the Revolutionary war.
Because of this, the British Army set out to attack the colonial leaders. The battle of Lexington was somewhat small. So, after Lexington the British marched to Concord, they searched for hidden weapons. As time went on the Americans had time to grow the army.