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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed so that the parliament could gain back their lost money. The act said that the colonists would have to pay taxes on molasses and syrups and that the money collected would be given to the the king and his parliament. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was passed so that the parliament and prime minister would receive taxes from the colonists. The act said that the colonists would have to pay taxes for stamp duties, legal papers, commercial papers, liquor license, cards, dice, etc. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act entailed that if a soldier/soldiers or officer was presented to you, you would be required to provide food and shelter for them as long as needed. It was passed to save the government money from having to pay for food and shelter themselves. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was passed to attempt to stop smuggling. The act said that they would be taxing glass, red lead, white lead, painters colors, tea, and paper. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed to stop citizens from smuggling tea from anywhere else besides their sole provider, the East Indies. It stated that if any other tea was in the Colonies it would be considered illegal. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was passed to gain control of the colonies and to reinforce the Quartering Act. It said that nothing could be shipped to our out of the British Colonies. -
MA Government Act and the Administration Act
The MA Government Act and the Administration of Justice Act was passed because the colonies were getting out of hand. It stated that no meeting or lawful event could proceed without the king or his representative present. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was passed to gain money in taxes from the citizens of Quebec. It stated that formal French colonists had religious freedom if they were catholic, but still had to pay taxes
