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The Molasses Act allowed foreign goods to be taxed. Such as sugar, coffee, and wines, etc. It also regulated the export of lumber and iron. These enforcements on taxes caused the almost immediate decline on the run in colonies. It sought to protect English economic interests at the colonists expense. -
These acts sought to protect British merchants from being paid in depreciated colonial currency. It prohibited colonial governments from issuing paper money and required all taxes to British merchants to be paid in British currency. This created tension between the colonies. -
The Stamp Act made it so legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards required a tax stamp. The Stamp Act was the first tax parliament that had ever levied on the colonies. It served as a common cause to unite the 13 colonies in opposition to the British Parliament. This led to colonists being upset because it taxed common use items. -
The Quartering Acts were two or more acts of the British Parliament requiring local governments of Britain's North American colonies to provide the British soldiers with food and housing. This affected the American Revolution by allowing royal governors, not colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to house British Soldiers. -
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston. Nine British soldiers shot several people in a crowd of about 300-400 people who were harassing them verbally and throwing things. This led to the royal governor evacuating the army from the town of Boston. This would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. This affected the American Revolution because the colonists felt that the British government was turning on them. -
The Tea Act authorized the East India Company to bypass American wholesalers and sell tea directly to American distributors. The objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially issued British East India Company. The Tea Act led to a protest called The Boston Tea Party. The demonstrators boarded ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This was a significant impact on the American Revolution. -
The Quebec Act enlarged French Quebec to cover the area as far as west of the Mississippi River and as far south as the Ohio River. It set procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. This affected the American Revolution by provoking an invasion of Quebec by the armies of the revolting colonies.