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On April 5th, 1764, the sugar act was passed as a method to raise money for George Grenville from the colonies. The Sugar act had colonists pay 3 pence per gallon of molasses. The colonists reacted with protest in Massachusetts. They cried out in town meetings about taxation without representation. The parliament repealed the act 2 years later. -
On September 1st 1764, the parliament enacted the Currency act, which effectively prevented the creation of the colonies' new currencies. The colonists continued the protests of taxation without representation. The parliament didn't repeal the act until 1773. -
The Stamp Act, enacted on March 22nd, of 1765 required a tax on most documents, represented by a stamp. The colonist continued to react via taxation without representation protests. The parliament then passed the Declaratory Act. -
On March 18th, 1766, the British parliament passed the declaratory act. The act stated that the king and parliament have total legislative power over the colonies. The colonies didn't take this too lightly and weren't happy, as they could see more acts waiting. -
On the 29th of June, 1767, the parliament enacted the Townshend Acts which put taxes on things like paint, paper, glass, lead, and tea. The colonies reacted by boycotting and pressuring the parliament to repeal the Townshend acts.