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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act placed a tax on sugar and molasses. This made goods with those ingredients more expenisve. The colonists were opposed to the idea of paying the taxes. They protested and organized boycotts.This act was repealed in 1765 due to the anger from the colonists. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was a law passed by British Parliament to regulate the issue of paper money. Opposition to the act started immediately after issued. Colonial governments petitioned its repeal, so parliament revised the act twice. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act taxed all printed manner. Colonists were required to buy a stamp for all printed documents.The colonists protested and signed petitions. They organized boycotts against British goods and refused to use stamps. In 1766, the British parliament backed down and repealed the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts
These were four revenues enacted to raise revenue to pay the salaries of British governors. It taxed a variety of imports like glass, lead, paints, paper, silk, and tea. The act also suspended New York legislature. Once again, the colonists were not happy. They saw the acts as a threat to their rights to govern themselves. The situation escaladed, eventually leading to the Boston Massacre. The same day, Parliament repealed the import duties, except those on tea, and removed troops from Boston. -
Tea Act
This act was designed to help the East India Company which was struggling financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. The tea was to be shipped to the colonies and sold at a less expensive price. Colonists in Philadelphia and New York turned the ships back to Britain. In Charleston they left the cargo to rot. This led to the Boston Tea Party. Parliament responded with harsh measures that were meant to stifle colonial resistance to British rule.
