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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed because they wanted to address smuggling sugar and wanted to reduce the debt from the French and Indian war -
The Quartering
The Quartering Act was when soldiers were aloud to move into people's houses and they did not have to pay for food or housing. The British told the soldiers to do that because the
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The Stamp Act
This Act happened because The Sugar Act failed so they made the Stamp Act to make more money -
The Townshend Act
This Act placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. This Act was passed because as a result of widespread protest and non-importation of British goods in colonial ports, Parliament began to partially repeal the Townshend duties. -
The Tea Act
Tea in this act was the only thing that was taxed So the people could only have tea that had been imported with a license . This act was passed because the east India company a huge company in Britain was in financial trouble because people started smuggling tea. -
The Coercive/ Intolerable Acts
This Act Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots, on this day in 1774. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government.This act was passed to punish Massachusetts. -
The Coercive/ Intolerable Acts of 1774
This act did not permit people to have a meeting without Governor there and they could not have a trail without the Governor there . These acts were passed because king George did not want them coming together without him there -
The Quebec Act
People in Quebec were aloud to keep there catholic faith and this act also greatly expanded the territory of Quebec. This act was passed they wanted more taxes
