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Colonial American British Acts

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  • The Currency Act of 1751

    The Currency Act of 1751
    This restricted the emmision of paper money by the New England colonies. Because of this colonies were always had a shortage of money. This forced many colonies to only use silver or gold coins. (Image from: "Documents." Documents. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014. http://www.stamp-act-history.com/category/documents/.)

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    This forced the colonists to pay a 3 cent tax on sugar, it also increased the taxes on wine, coffee, and indigo. The British did this without permission and thought that this was a good idea, but the colonists were not happy with that decision. (Image from: "The Sugar Act of 1764." The Sugar Act of 1764. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2014. http://www.uvm.edu/~inquiryb/webquest/fa08/bkrobins/Site/2._Sugar_Act.html.)

  • The Currency Act of 1764

    The Currency Act of 1764
    This extended the act of 1751, but this did not prohibit the colonies from issuing paper money, it only stopped them from making more. This caused the colonies to begin protesting. (Image from: Publicly Written. "Opinions on Currency Act." Opinions on Currency Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014. http://www.writeopinions.com/currency-act.)

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    This act was passed to raise money for the British. It taxed books, pamphlets, newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and dice. It was actually a very small tax, but the colonists were upset because they were worried that the British would increase the taxes on many other things. (Image from: "Stamp Act Resolutions: The 3Cs Approach - Life through the Lens of History." Life through the Lens of History. N.p., n.d. Web.06Oct.2014.<http://lensofhistory.com/2014/07/20/stampact-resolutions-)

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    This act forced any colonist to provide supplies to any soldiers that were in the area. The colonists were infuriated by this act and were unable to do anything as british solders would go into their homes and take anything that they wanted. (Image from: "The Quatering Act." The Quatering Act. N.p., 2000. Web. 06 Oct. 2014. http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Quatering.html.)