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The Sugar Act
This act placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. This act was intended to entirely stop trade between the colonies and Dutch, France, and Spain. This act had a large impact on Boston and New England who used sugar and molasses to make rum. The colonist in Boston responded to this act by boycotting all British luxury imports and decided to be less dependent on Britain. The British government continued to enforce the law to get the colonies to buy their goods again. -
The Currency Act
This act regulated paper money issued by the American colonies. The acts were passed to protect British merchants from being paid in depreciated colonial currency. This forbade the colonies from issuing paper money which caused problems due to inflammation. The colonist didn't like this act because it was seen as an attempt by the British government to take over the colonies monetary policies. the British didn't really care because if the people weren't paying their taxes they were imprisoned. -
The Stamp Act
This act was a tax on all paper used for printed materials in the colonies. All materials printed in the colonies be printed on paper embossed with an official revenue stamp. The printed materials included everything from newspapers to legal documents. This affected the colonies because they had to pay taxes on everything that they had printed, even newspaper, so it probably put families into poverty. The British government weren't gaining any money from it so they decided to create a new act. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was put in place because the colonies started to boycott British tea because it was so expensive so due to the tea act the prices of tea were sold to the colonies at a much cheaper price. This affects the colonies because they got tea for much cheaper and were discounted. They probably really like the tea act unlike the British. The British government probably didn't like this very much since they weren't receiving good profit from the tea they export. -
The Coercive Acts
These acts were in response of the British colonies after the Boston Tea Act. These four acts include, Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Quartering Act. The Boston Port Act closed Boston harbor until all damages were paid for. The Massachusetts Government Act restricted all town meetings. The Administration of Justice Act made British officials immune to criminal prosecution. Quartering Act colonists to house British soldiers.
