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The Sugar Act
The British crown enacted the Sugar Act after the 7-year war. The tax was created due to the smuggling on the import of sugar and molasse and was continuously lowered limiting foreign commerce to the American colonists.
The American colonists reacted strongly to the Sugar Act. The tension would later rise to more protests and even a revolution.
Finally, the British Government’s reaction to the Sugar Act was widely accepted by the English and ignored until a resistence was built. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a taxation invoked by the British parliament onto the American colonists due to the debts being too harsh to the English taxpayers. The act stated all legal documentation was taxed on a variety of papers such as newspapers and licenses.
The American colonists' reaction was upset due to the taxation without representation. The British Government’s reaction was content with the debt being lifted but the Stamp Act was later repealed. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was enacted after the Stamp Act, The Sugar, and Molasses Act. The Quartering Act states that American colonists were required to provide necessities and accommodations for British troops to lessen the toll after the French and Indian War.
The American colonists were disrespected by the parliament's decision to invade privacy and conflict after conflict tension was built a revolution ended it. The British were glad their soldiers were gone yet the resistance was underestimated. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts imposed by Charles Townshend were of taxing commerce imported into the American colonies and the funds generated were paid to British parliament officials in the colonies. The Townshend Acts made Americans unhappy and felt no representation and this unfair treatment increased mentions around American colonies.
The British government felt this Act would push control and assert their ownership of the New World yet it led to the independence of America. -
The Tea Act
The Boston Tea Party was a protest of American colonists against the taxation of spices and tea. Colonists would later dump chests of tea into the Boston Harbor and this would only push the revolution even closer.
The British government did not approve of these rebellions and would make treatments even harsher such as the Intolerable Acts. -
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