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The Sugar Acts
The sugar acts was a tax act that was made to basically replace the molasses act made 31 years earlier. It was three pence for every pound of sugar.
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act prohibited the colonies to have their own money they had to use Gold and Silver which they had to trade with England for.
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020. -
Re-introduced Stamp Act
The Stamp act was where you had to pay for a stamp to put on any printed document which included things like playing cards, legal documents, pamphlets, dice, and other things
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020. -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was met with a widespread resistance and aggression which caused the British government to repeal the act all together.
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of taxes you now had to pay for your British imports, things such as British china, glass, paper, pasteboard, lead, paint, and tea. They thought this would yield better results than the Stamp Act.
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020. -
Repeal of the Townshend Act
Similar to the Stamp act the Townshend acts were met with hostility and aggression and so the British repealed most of the act except the tea importation tax to show they could still tax the colonies.
"The Revenue Acts."The American Revolution.The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2020.http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/p0032#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20series,the%20Tea%20Act%20(1773).July 13, 2020.