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The Molasses Act
The British taxed the colonists on molasses imported from other colonies.
The colonists protested the act. -
The Sugar Act
The British started taxing the colonists sugar.
The colonists were very upset about the act.
The Sugar Act was not repealed. -
Stamp Act
The British started taxing the colonists for all paper.
The colonists rebelled with the Stamp Act Congress and the Sons of Liberty.
The British government had to repeal the act. -
Quartering Acts
The British made the colonists have British soldiers in their homes.
The colonists opposed the act. -
The Townshend Acts
The British taxed all imported goods.
The colonists were infuriated. John Dickinson wrote several essays against it.
This started the Boston Massacre
