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Sugar Act
It was established to provide revenue for the kingdom of England. It was a 3 cent tax on coffee, Indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It protected British trade, prevented smuggling, and the French and Indian war took a toll on British money. Many colonists though that it was unfair and a restriction of justice. The colonists continued to smuggle goods. The British government liked it because it would continue to bring them cash flow, and prevent people from buying goods from other countries. -
Currency Act
It prevented the colonies from printing their own money, and controlled the printing and usage of the money. The colonists didn't like it because they couldn't print their own money and spend it in ways that they wanted. They felt that they couldn't maintain economic value. The British on the other hand, liked it because they had control over all currency in most of it's colonies. The British government were also making some profit in the process. -
Stamp Act
Was a tax forcing colonists to pay for every single printed piece of paper that they used. The main purpose was to raise money for the military defenses for the colonies. The colonists debated, wrote documents, formed mobs and crowds, and harassed tax collectors. After much controversy, the government voted to repeal the act in 1766. -
Townsend Act
Was passed by the British Parliament right after the Stamp Act was repealed. It applied customs duties on imports of glass, lead, certain paints, paper, and tea. It was most popular from the reaction of the colonists mainly because of the tea taxation. The colonists reacted by not buying tea unless it was smuggled. They started to boycott British tea, and British goods in general. The colonists also wrote letters to protest the Townsend Act. The British reacted by continuing to tax goods. -
Tea Act
It was not even really a revenue tax, but it was made because the East India Company was going downhill. They were going to force the colonists to buy the unsold tea. The colonists reacted by dumping 340 chests of tea into the Boston harbor. The tea gave the government large amounts of debt. The British government reacted by giving the East India Company a monopoly. They also stationed troops in the colonies. -
Works Cited
Stamp Act: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/24800/24821/stamp_act_24821.htm
Sugar Act: http://americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/crisis/text2/text2.htm
Towhead Act: https://www.emaze.com/@AIOICQQI/America%27s-Political
Tea Act: http://www.unheralded.fish/2017/01/25/clay-jenkinson-the-fallacies-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline-argument/tea1/
