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Timeline of Revenue Acts
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Currency Act
The British banned the printing of Colonial currency since many creditors didn't value it equally to British currency. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, taxing imported sugar and other foreign products more rigorously. The act reduced the amount of smuggled sugar as well. The Colonists thought that the British were trying to take over everyday life in the colonies and many spoke out against it. -
Quartering Act
This law required colonists to give British troops food and a place to stay. Many colonists saw this as unfair. -
Stamp Act
This tax required stamps to be bought and put on all printed works. The British Government made money from this, but at the colonist's expense. -
Townshend Acts
This law suspended New York's assembly until they complied with the quartering act and also imposed taxes on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.