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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was placed on April 5, 1764. The act was passed to prevent the smuggling of sugar. if the Majesty caught you smuggling sugar you would get prosecuted. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act happened in 1765. It was passed because the colonists were complaining about the Sugar Act, so the Prime Minister made the first tax that the colonists had to pay themselves with no collector coming to their house collecting tax. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act happend on May, 17, 1765. It was passed to protect colonists, so British Soldiers were sent out. If the soldiers needed somewhere to say and food the colonists would need to provide that for them without arguing. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was put in place on June 29, 1767. It was passed because it stretched the power of the British Soldiers in the colonies to try to put an end to smuggling. The act was meant to prevent frauds, so the soldiers could go to the colonists house and search it and break things open if the soldiers thought they were smuggling something. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed in 1773. It was passed to stop colonists from smuggling tea to avoid the tax because it was so high. You had to have a license to sell tea or export it over sea. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was passed on March 31, 1774. It was passed to punish the people of Boston for the incident of the Tea Party Act. Everyone that participated in the Tea Party Act had to fix the damage until the Majesty is satisfied. -
MA Government Act an the Administration of Justice Act
The MA Government Act an the Administration of Justice Act was passed on May 20, 1774. It was passed to control the 13 colonies because Britain was loosing control of them. If any of the 13 colonies do something wrong the Majesty will sue you. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was passed on June 6, 1774. The Act let the Quebec keep their Catholic faith and it extended the territory of the Quebec. The King made the Quebec part of his rule.
