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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was one of the first acts passed by the British Parliament. Parliament passed this act, in order to receive more currency. They created the sugar act, because they knew the colonies needed sugar for many of their everyday foods. The act stated that any sugar imported to the colonies would have a heavy tax. The colonists used the sugar for rum, honey, sugar, syrup and Molasses. -
Quartering Act
In order for King George III to protect British soldiers, he sent soldiers to the colonies with the expectation that they were going to be taken care of. The act stated that if any British solider asked for food or shelter, they were to be given it. King George III wanted to make sure that his soldiers were protected. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament because the Sugar Act was opposed by the colonists. The British Parliament then passed the Stamp Act which said that any legal piece of paper or document must have a stamp. In order to get the stamp on the piece of paper it costed a lot of money. By passing this act British Parliament hoped to tax the colonists in a more fair manner. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an act passed by Charles Townshend in order to stop the colonists form smuggling goods. Charles Townshend wanted to end the smuggling of goods, so he sent more soliders to the colonies in hope to end the smuggling. The colonists were even more unhappy when the British ended the smuggling of goods. -
The Tea Act
The colonists started to rebel, because of all the taxed goods being imported, so Britain stopped taxing other items, except from the East India Company. Since tea was a very popular drink, Britain started putting taxes on the tea imported to the colonies. The colonists then rebelled and threw more than 20,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
When King George III found out that he was starting to loose control of the colonies he passed the Coercive Acts. The colonists knew this act as the Intolerable Acts. The acts were an upgrade of the Quartering Acts, which put a heavy financial burden on Massachusetts. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Section B
When the news about the Boston Tea Party made its way to Great Britain, King George III realized that he was starting to loose full control over the thirteen colonies. Parliament then passed the Intolerable Acts to regain control. If any colonist protested against this they could be sued, fined and/or hanged. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Section C
The Quebec Act stated that the colonists were allowed to keep their Catholic faith. The act also said that the territory of Quebec was to be expanded even more. Every thing in Newfoundland would be annexed to Great Britain.
