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Sugar Act of 1764
Revenue tax
Lower tariff rates on sugar, lumber, and additional goods.
Also had stricter enforcement and vice-admiralty courts. The purpose of this was to raise revenue as a result of the French and Indian War and to end colonial smuggling. The impact and reaction was big. It deeply affected colonial merchants and shippers. It had a lack of competition in higher prices and reduced currency. Since all of this was happening it caused boycotts to occur. In 1766 it was repealed. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The tax was directly levied on colonists on required stamps on commercial contracts, legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and dice. The reasoning for this was to generate revenue for British garrisons and forts in colonies and the frontier. This caused boycotts and non-important agreements. In 1766 it was repeated. -
Townshed
They paid royal colonial officials Writs of assistance. The purpose of this was to raise revenue for royal governors and judges. Also taxes on glass, lead, paint, and paper. It had writs of assistance which caused bad reactions. People started to boycott and had letters coming in from James Otis, Samuel Adams, and John Dickinson. -
Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773, by Parliament. It granted the British East India Company Tea, a monopoly on tea sales for the British in colonies in America. This led the East India Company to put a tax break on their tea. Doing this made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from different places. Colonists hated the Tea Act because they believed that the act was a tactic to gain support from the colonists for the tax already enforced -
Coercive Acts of 1774
Massachusetts Government Act (royal appointments) Port Act (Boston closed). Administration of Justice Act (trial of royal of Cials moved). The act authorized the Royal Navy to block le Boston Harbor. The blockade commenced on June 1, 1744, effectively closing Boston's port to commercial traffic. Additionally, it forbade any exports to foreign ports or provinces. This caused oppressive acts that sparked strong colonial resistance, including the meeting of the First Continental Congress. -
Quakers
The colonial governments needed to put the red-coat soldiers in unoccupied buildings. They gave them bedding, candles, and beverages. When the New York assembly withheld, the British governor suspended the assembly for 6 months. -
Prohibitory Act of 1775
Colonies in open rebellion. This caused the colonies from the protection of the crown to be removed, banning trade with them, and allowing the seizure of American ships at sea. The colonies and Congress immediately reacted by issuing letters of marque, which authorized individual American shipowners to seize British ships in a practice known as privateering