Taxes and Acts

End of French and Indian War

1763

The end of the war had the British giving land to the indians and taking it away from the colonists, which angered them as they could have used the land, making them distrustful and mad at the British.

Sugar Act

Apr 6, 1764

Extended the molasses act and lowered taxes on molasses by 3 cents a gallon, however also stopped down on smuggling in the colonies, which upset the colonists as they smuggled lots of products in and out.

Stamp Act

Oct 7, 1765

All printed material needed stamps, which costs money. Colonists protested to stop British from taxing their goods and boycotted British goods and started actions against the act, which was stopped.

Declaratory Act

1766

The point of this act was a statement by the British telling the colonists they had full control over taxing, which naturally led to anger aming the colonists and strong reactions.

Townshend Act

Jun 29, 1767

Passed more acts allowing the British to tax products, as well as opening a customs port which made smuggling more difficult for the colonists. This led to the colonists boycotting British products and using their own

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

All the taxation led to the British sending inferior and low quality tea to the colonies, which was an important product at the time. This led to the colonists dressing up as Indians and throwing tea into the harbors, which resulted into huge losses for the British.

Start of Revolutionary War

Apr 19, 1775

Began with the battles of Lexington and Concord after the constant acts and taxes put on by the British, began by the colonists joining forces and beginning to revolt.