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the sugar act
a tax on all sugars and syrups that allowed only 2 pounds of sugar a month. This made it very hard to have good tea and drove Willy Wonka's north amarican branch out of buisness. -
The stamp act
all published works had to have a purchased stamp, making newspapers much more expensive to print. Because of this, smaller newspapers that may talk of rebellion would be eliminated. -
The quartering act
british soldiers could find refuge in any colonists home, which cut army costs, but made it very had for colonists because some soldir could come and eat their food, sleep in their bed, and insist on watching the here comes Honey Boo Boo marathon. -
The Townshend act
Nearly everything imported now had a tax, and the British soldiers now had absolute power to enforce the law, making petty crimes potentially lethal for the culprit. -
The tea act
all east Indian tea now had a tax to prevent smuggling. This made the colonists angry beyond belief because now the East India company a complete monopoly on tea. The colonists were fuming, so they did the rational thing and dressed up as native Americans for some reason and dumped tons of tea in the Atlantic. This in turn angered the British, who started passing the intolorable acts -
the Boston port act
Americans were now forbidden to export from Boston, which infuriated them. and drove way to many people out of bissness. -
MA government act and Administration of justice act
Anyone who committed a riot based crime had to stand before the British court and colonists were forbidden to gather without the governor's permission. -
The Quebec act
The French in Quebec could stay cathloic and would get more land, which gave the king more tax dollars and made the original colinists mad because they couldent expand further.
