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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an added tax to sugar that was imported into the colonies. The British Parliament passed the tax in order to gain money back from the French and Indian War. Even though the tax was not high, it outraged the American colonists. They felt that it was their right to make their own taxes. In return to the colonists anger, the British government strengthened British troops in colonial America. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law passed by the British Parliament that required American citizens to purchase a stamp for documents like newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. The angered the colonists and they formed protests against the tax. In return to the protests, the British government repealed the Stamp Act in 1966. -
The Quartering Act
The first Quartering Act forced the people living in American colonies to provide housing to the British soldiers. The colonists were enraged by this. They felt that it imposed on their rights. In return, the government stationed even more British troops in various towns and cities. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a bail for the British East India Company. When they stopped selling tea, they asked Parliament if they could sell straight to the colonists, instead of colonial merchants. The British then taxed the imported tea. The colonies were outraged and on December 6, 1773, a group called the Sons of Liberty climbed onto the ships dressed as Native Americans and threw the tea into the ocean. The British Parliament responded by stating their authority through the Intolerable Acts. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were a set of measures that punished the American colonies after the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Bostons ports and forced colonists to once again house British military personnel. In return, the 13 colonies united and 12 of the colonies met to discuss the future of the colonies. This sparked the idea of the revolution.