No taxation without representation

The British Acts

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Britain will put a tax on sugar, rum, and other impacted goods to overcome their dept. They were taxed on molasses and syrup.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    King George III would send over soldiers to protect colonists and their land from the French and Native Americans.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    You had to pay a tax on everything that was a paper like cards, dice, and liquor licenses.
  • The Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act
    Colonists weren't happy so Britain made some taxes on things null and void and put new taxes into place.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    East India company has warehouses and stores in the colonies, colonists still have to pay tax on it and Britain and East India still makes tons of money.
  • Coercive / Intolerable Acts: Boston Port Act

    Coercive / Intolerable Acts: Boston Port Act
    The act is preventing colonists from transporting goods in or out of the colonists.
  • Coercive / Intolerable Acts: MA Government Act an the Administration of Justice Act

    Coercive / Intolerable Acts: MA Government Act an the Administration of Justice Act
    The act was passed to prevent colonists from getting together and forming a meeting without permission.
  • Coercive / Intolerable Acts: Quebec Act

    Coercive / Intolerable Acts: Quebec Act
    It expanded the land and anybody who lived there could keep their rights.