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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act enforced taxes on sugar and molasses in the colonies, from Great Britain. This was significant to the American Revolution because it reduced trade between the colonies and it marked the first time the parliament imposed a tax on the colonies.
https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/documents/massachusetts-bay-colony-reasons-against-the-renewal-of-the-sugar-act- (link to photo) -
The stamp Act
The Stamp Act was when the British taxed documents, playing cards, paper, and more. The significance of the revolution was that this started protests in America and that led to the British wanting to control more and tax more.
https://daily.jstor.org/stamping-stamp-act/ (link for photo) -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when a Boston guard shot into a crowd, killing 3 people and injuring 8. The impact this had on the revolution was it helped make Boston and the colonies go against Great Britain and it also started rebellion throughout the colonies.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre (link to photo) -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed to help the East India Tea Company and it reinforced the tea tax for the colonies. This led to the Boston Tea Party which was one more thing that created a bad relationship between the British and the American colonies.
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The Coercive Act
The Coercive Act punished the colonies for rebelling against Great Britain. The Royal Navy stopped Boston Harbor. This made the colonies unable to export any goods to other places besides the British This made the colonies lose money and less freedom. This is another reason for the colonies wanting to start the American Revolution.
http://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/04/episode-042-coercive-acts-of-1774.html (Link from photo)