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The Sugar Act
The sugar act was an act to ban the smuggling of sugar and molasses. Colonists protested against the enforcement of the Molasses Act with a plea that the duty be set at one penny per gallon. The Prime Minister refused to listen to them and placed a three-penny duty. ( Citations: https://www.britannica.com/event/Sugar-Act ) -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act was an act to prohibit American colonists from using their own currency. This angered the Americans as they didn't have gold or silver mines yet, which caused them to trade with the British and print their own money currency. The merchants didn't like this system of printing their own money so the Currency Act made it so Americans couldn't print their own money ( Citations: https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/currencyact.html ) -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that required all colonists to purchase a special stamp for all documents and anything printed. Colonists were NOT happy and even had mobs of people protesting against it. Such as the one in Boston who were calling themselves the sons of Liberty. In 1766 however, the act was repealed due to the fact that the resistance made it impossible for it to continue. ( Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act ) -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required colonists to provide food, drink, transportation, and etc. to British forces stationed in their towns or villages. The colonists were angry because they didn't want the British forces in the war nor to provide them stuff. The defiance led to the Suspending Act as part of the Townshend Acts of 1767. ( Citations: https://www.britannica.com/event/Quartering-Act ) -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But American colonists saw the Acts as an abuse of power. The British sent troops to America to enforce the new laws. ( Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts )