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The Sugar Act
After the French and Indian War, the British government was in debt. They needed money, so they decided to get money by taxing the American Colonies. The Sugar Act placed a tax on sugar and molasses, which made food with these ingredients more expensive Colonists felt that the Sugar Act was like a loss of freedom and justice. The British government liked the Sugar Act because it gave them more money and helped them with their debt. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act banned American Colonies from distributing their own currency. This act angered a lot of the American Colonies because they were not able to print their own money and use it. On the other-hand the British Government loved this new act, because it gave them control over the Colonies currency, and it made them money while doing it. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Parliament's first direct tax on the American Colonies. It was created to raise money for Britain. The Stamp Act taxed newspapers, pamphlets, documents, and basically any other item with printing on it. The colonists hated this act, so they fought for what they believed in, they would fight by harassing the tax collectors. Benjamin Franklin went to the British House Commons to appeal the Stamp Act. Parliamentary voted to repeal the Stamp Act in March of 1766. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was created to collect money from American colonists by putting taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Colonists didn't even consent to the British doing this. After this act was created the tensions between the American Colonies and Parliament rose quickly. Even though Parliament knew they were angering the colonies, they still continued to tax random things without the Colonies consent. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was created to expand the East India Company, as it was financially declining. The Colonists refused to unload the tea off of the ship because they were fed up with all of the taxes and the control that Parliament had over them. The Tea Act put the British government further in debt which made them angry. When the Boston Tea Party followed right after that, the British government was quite unhappy to say the least.
