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Sugar Act
The sugar act was an extra tax put on by the British government on sugar and molasses. This made prices for things like rum skyrocket.
The colonists thought that the British Parliament didn't have the right to tax them without representing them. This is where the phrase "No taxation without representation" came from.
The British decided to repeal the Sugar Act in 1765 because of the colonists' protest. Instead, they made the Stamp Act. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act taxed everything made of paper. Whether it was a newspaper, some playing cards, or a legal document, you had to buy a stamp for it.
The colonies protested against this act too. They said "No taxation without representation", and refused to pay the tax. They burned stamped paper and boycotted British products.
The British repealed the act because it hurt the British merchants' business. However, on the same day they repealed it, they passed the Declaratory Act. -
Townsend Act
The Townsend Acts were taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea imports.
The colonies protested against these acts too, and the protests eventually led to the Boston Massacre.
The British eventually repealed all these acts, except for the tea act. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act made it so the British had a monopoly on tea sales.
This was the last straw for some people in the colonies. A group of men called the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded British ships to destroy tea. This was called the Boston Tea Party.
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts consisted of five new acts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. They were the: Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act.
Because of these acts, the colonists united together even more against the British. They felt they had taken away their basic freedom, so they formed the First Continental Congress.
The British didn't repeal the acts, and they continued to try and exert power over the colonies. -
Citations
“American Revolution.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/intolerable_acts.php.
“American Revolution.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/townshend_acts.php.
“American Revolution.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/the_stamp_act.php.
“Sugar Act - Constitution: Laws.com.” Constitution, constitution.laws.com/sugar-act. -
Citations (con)
"The Tea Act: Boston Tea Party Facts: 1773.” More Information about the Boston Tea Party, www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act.
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“Stamp & Sugar Act - Lessons - Tes Teach.” Tes Teach with Blendspace, www.tes.com/lessons/mtFc6Nd-YfCLhA/stamp-sugar-act.
“Sutori.” Sutori, www.sutori.com/item/taxes-on-imported-goods-glass-lead-paint-paper-tea-manufactured-goods. -
Citations (con)
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Stamp Act.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 17 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765.
Blockade of Boston's Harbor, Virginia's Day of Fasting, & the "Shot Heard Round the World", myemail.constantcontact.com/Blockade-of-Boston-s-Harbor--Virginia-s-Day-of-Fasting----the--shot-heard-round-the-world-.html?aid=aDZesJfvTpA&soid=1108762609255.
