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Sugar act
The act placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. Boston merchants were upset and responded to the act by boycotting British luxury imports. The British continued to enforce these laws in an attempt to force the colonists to have to eventually purchase goods from them. -
The Currency Act
This act prohibited all of the colonies from issuing new bills and it prohibited the use of already issued currency that was past its expiration date. The Currency act created tension in the colonies because it was seen as an attempt by the British government to gain control of the colonies money. The act also had a bad affect on the British Government, as the trading industry died down because the act made it less smooth to trade goods. -
The Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The colonists were very upset about this tax, so much that they held protests in the streets. The British were disappointed as this tax did not provide them with the amount of money that they had expected to raise. Not to mention many government officials homes were burned or damaged. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was intended to subtly persuade the colonists to comply with the tea tax by offering them the tea at a cheaper price. The colonists were so upset by this that it prompted the Boston Tea Party which was one of their most impact protests. These protests caused the British Government to lose millions of dollars in their tea, that the colonists threw into the sea. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive acts included the Boston Port act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. These were a punishment for the colonists rebellion. So naturally they made the colonists very angry, however the colonies came together and formed the first continental congress. This was obviously not the outcome that the British government had expected, instead of pulling the colonies further apart they pushed them further together.
