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The Stamp Act
This act required that all printed materials must have a 1 cent stamp: legal documents, magazines, newspapers, etc. The British demanded that you pay in British currency, not American bills. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act applied to all of the colonies, and sought to create a more effective method of housing British troops in America. In a previous act, the colonies had been required to provide housing for soldiers, but colonial legislatures had been uncooperative in doing so. The new Quartering Act allowed a governor to house soldiers in other buildings if suitable quarters were not provided. -
The Townshend Act
Charles Townshend proposed the program. These include the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. -
The Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act allowed the Royal governor to order that trials of accused royal officials take place in Great Britain or elsewhere within the Empire if he decided that the defendant could not get a fair trial in Massachusetts. -
The Tea Act 1773
During this time, to avoid the Townshend taxes, the colonists had been smuggling tea into America. The Tea Act was an attempt to to convince the colonists to buy British tea and recognize Britain's right of taxation.