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The Sugar Act was passed in 1764. It was a 3 pence tax on imported sugar and molasses. Boston and the New England colonies were very mad because they used sugar and molasses to make their rum. Which at the time was their main export for trading. New Englanders started to boycott the British goods and eventually became more self sufficient and relied less on British goods. The British were not happy. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax on all printed materials. Everything needed to have stamps no matter what it was, from newspapers and magazines to playing cards and pamphlets. The colonies were outraged and started protesting the acts. The British repealed it in 1766. -
The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767 and 1768.Taxes on British goods like glass, paper, lead, tea, and pants. The colonies were very angry with all these taxes and again started to protest. The British sent troops to reinforce the taxes. These were all factors that led to one of the most famous protests in history: The Boston Tea Party. In December of 1773, the Sons of Liberty led a group onto British ships and dumped over 300 chests full of tea into the sea. -
The Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 was another of the five intolerable acts. This act was meant to give those sent by the royals more power. The colonies saw these Acts as threats to the British Americas. -
The Boston Port Act of 1774 was when they closed the Port and demanded that the Boston citizens pay for all the tea that was dumped. Nearly 1 million dollars in today's money. The Boston Port Act was one of the five intolerable acts. Some people formed an anti-British group while others tried to persuade their neighbors to just pay the British. The British sent more troops over to Boston to take care of everything. It didn't work