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The Stamp Act made it so that you had to buy a revenue stamp for anything that you purchased that was printed on paper. The Quartering Act meant that the colonists had to find places for British soldiers to stay and pay for their food.
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The colonists saw the Townshend Acts as an overreach of their liberty. The patriots who were concerned about this rallied to boycott all imported goods and many letters were written about the taxes such as the Massachusetts Circular by Samuel Adams. “Nonimportation Agreements.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/event/Nonimportation-Agreements. -
The first act of the Townsend Acts was to disband the New York Assembly until they agreed to pay for supplies for British soldiers. The Revenue Act put taxes on things such as paper, paint, lead, tea, and glass. The Indemnity Act put less taxes on tea from the East India Company. White, Josh. “Townshend Acts.” Townshend Act, 2012, http://www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/lasalle/Resources/8th%20Websites%202012/Tyler%20Brody%20Zander%20Josh%20Rev%20War/Rev%20War%20Josh%20White/Townshend_Act.html. -
The Coercive Acts came in response to the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish Massachusetts. While they were only meant to punish one colony, all of the colonies joined its side. “Intolerable Acts: Boston Port Bill: Quebec Act: 1774.” Boston Tea Party Ships, 12 May 2020, https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-intolerable-acts.
