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After the French and Indian war, the King had put the country in a lot of debt. So, in order to replenish that money he taxed the colonists. The Sugar Act states that all sugar, molasses and syrup were to be taxed and paid unto his majesty.
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The King needed to provide protective housing to the soldiers in the colonies but he didn't want to pay for housing so he enacted the Quartering Act which allows soldiers to live in any house,outhouse, barn or building even if the owner protests
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The prime Minister noticed that the colonists were very unhappy with the Sugar Act and that the British were already paying a similar tax so the Stamp Act was enacted. It stated that all documents such as stamps, liquor licences, cards, pamphlets and newspapers and so on would be taxed.
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In order to prevent the colonists from smuggling goods into the colonies Charles Townshend decided that all glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper were to be taxed
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Parliament noticed all the tension in the colonies so they repealed the Townsend act except for the tea
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To gain better control over the colonies King George the Third passed the Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Boston Port Act which said no one can export goods into Boston except for the British
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To gain more control over the colonies King George the third passed the MA Government Act and the Administration of Justice Act, which said that the colonies no longer had control over who governs them.
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In order to gain land and get more people to tax, the Quebec Act was passed. It stated, that all territories, islands, and countries in North America under the crown of Great Britain, would be made apart of the Newfoundland Government and apart of Quebec
