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The Sugar Act
First act passed by british parliment to tax Colonial dollars for financial gain over seas in England. -
The Currency Act
Act passed by britich parliment prohibits American colonies from issuing their own currency. -
Quartering Act
Act passed by British parliment requires american colonists to house british troops, -
The Townshend Acts
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLmYVRWq0DI 4 acts passed june/july of 1767 by british parliment passed to tax american colonists on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
video: http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre
Conflict broke out between british troops and citizens in boston. three americans were killed, two americans wounded. -
The Tea act
British reduce tea taxes gave britain an advantage in sales in America. -
Boston Tea Party
Video: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-tea-party Citizens wanted the tea shipment coming into the port from England sent back without paying taxes on the shipment. when the citizens found out that they would still be forced to pay on the unwanted tea, a few colonists dressed up as indians, boarded the ship, and dumped the tea into the harbor. -
The Declatory Act
The Stamp Act was repealed, but the repeal of the Stamp Act held little meaning beacause on the same day the declatory acts were passed stating that parliment could make laws binding colonies in all cases "what so ever." -
The Stamp Act
yet another act passed by british parliment to get colonial dollars by taxing on nearly all paper products.
Video:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stamp-act-imposed-on-american-colonies
