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Sugar act
This was a revenue act imposed upon sugar. The British thought the colonies were too expensive to be protected by England without taxes, but the Americans were proud to have governed themselves for so long. By taxing the colonies, the British were saying that the colonies were merely servants. -
Boycott English products in response to the sugar act
When the English started taxing the colonies, the colonists didn't appreciate it, so they started boycotting the products that England was taxing -
Currency Act of 1764
The colonies did not receive enough money from England, so they started printing their own. This system was chaotic, so the British decided they should take over. -
British Response to the colonies' inflation
The money the British parliament was issuing inflating, so they allowed some colonies to print their own money for public debts -
Currency act Revolt
When the British took over all the money in America, they also started an inflation. The previous system of printing money was chaotic but it worked. Because of this imposition of the British government, there were many protests held -
Stamp act
In an effort to raise money to pay for the french and Indian war, the British government imposed a tax on paper goods, glass, and other products imported from England. It was paid in the form of a stamp, but the stamp was soon the new face of the English parliament's control over the colonies. -
Qaurtering acts
The quartering act stated that colonies were responsible to house English troops, whether it be in barracks or in houses of the citizens. the British couldn't afford to have that many soldiers managing the colonies, so they needed them to be supported by the colonials. -
Stamp act Rebellion
The colonists realized that, if the British could put a tax on them without proper representation, they could do whatever they pleased. Many people came out in a protest against this "taxation without representation." -
Stamp act Repeal
After these revolts against the stamp act, the British parliament repealed this tax at the same conference the declaratory acts were enstated. -
Sugar Act Repeal
When the merchants started complaining about the boycotts of their products, the British had to repeal it because they were losing too much money. -
New york's governour doesn't agree with the quartering act
When the quartering act was enacted, the governor of new york did not agree with it and said that it was against the bill of rights. Parliament suspended his power until he complied with the act. -
Quartering act expires
The quartering act was controversial, but was not repealed, it expired. -
Townhend acts
These acts would pay back the British government for their help in the French and Indian war, but most Americans believed that it was an abuse of power -
The colonists boycott again for the townshend acts
After the Townshend acts were passed, the colonists were extremely angry and began to boycott the imported good again -
Repeal of the Townshend acts
All the Townshend acts were repealed except for the tax on tea, which ended with the Boston tea party
