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The Molasses Act listed more goods to be taxed. These goods include Coffee, Sugar, Wines, and a more reliable export of Iron and lumber. They also taxed Molasses, which caused a decline in the rum industry in the colonies. -
The colonies suffered from a consistent shortage of currency with no conduct of trade. There was no gold or silver, so this meant the currency could only be obtained through trade regulated through Great Britain. Most of the colonies didn't want to print off paper money. The policy created tension between the colonies and Great Britain and was cited as a complaint by colonists early in the American Revolution. -
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American Barracks, which is a building or buildings that are used to house soldiers. This act allowed royal governors, rather than colonial assembly, to find homes and buildings to quarter to house Britain Soldiers. -
The Stamp Act was an act that required the colonists to pay tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. In Boston the colonists rioted and destroyed the house of stamp manufacturer. The Stamp Act served as a common cause to unite the 13 colonies in disagreement to the British Parliament. -
The Boston Massacre was essentially a street fight that happened in March of 1770, a crowd confronted eight British soldiers in the streets of the city. As the mob insulted and threatened them, the British soldiers fired, this killed five colonists. The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the revolutionary war. The colonists felt that the british government was turning on them and not recognizing them as their own. -
The Tea Act led directly to a protest, the Boston Tea Party. The colonists dumped 342 chests of East India company tea in the ocean. The Boston Tea Act was one of the events that led to the American revolution. This act was the final straw in the series of policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. -
The Quebec Act enlarged French Quebec to cover the area west and south. In this area to the West was the Mississippi and to the West was the Ohio River. French law won this area of land and the Catholic Church would have a privileged status there. Many American colonists viewed the act as a measure of enforcement. The act was a major cause to the American Revolution.
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