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Sugar Act
This act imposed a duty, or import tax, on for egn sugar, molasses. and several other items coming into Great Britians American Colonies. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act placed a tax on printed maters of all kinds. Such as diplomas, legal documents, newspapers and much more. -
Quartering Act
This act required colonist to house and supply the troops sent over. -
TownShend Acts
These laws placed import duties on such common items as tea, lead glass, and dyes for paint. -
The Boston Massacre
The incident in which british soilders fired into a group of colonist gathered in front of a costoms house, killing several people. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest against the Tea Act where the colonist borded British tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.