The Colonial Revenue Acts

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  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act
    Enacted in the 1660's, the Navigation Act was enforced in the 1760's. The Act specified stated that only British goods could be traded in the colonies. Feeling restricted, the colonists smuggled foreign goods and ships. When the British reacted, resistance was a factor that led to the Revolutionary War. Image
    The Sampson, the Salvadore, and the St. George, Three Dutch Ships. N.d. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Www.britannica.com. By The Editors of of Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    This act was passed to increase Britain's profits from the West Indian and North American Sugar Trades. The act posed a tariff on goods such as sugar, molasses, wine and coffee. The colonists were angry with the financial burden that this tax posed. They boycotted many products, and eventually Parliament repealed it because merchants were complaining of their economic ruin. Image
    Sugar Cane Plantation. N.d. www.landofthebrave.info. By Landofthebrave.info. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    This act required that most paper items be printed on stamped or embossed paper. This posed a hefty fee and inconvenience to the colonists. They revolted, boycotting and even burning stamped paper. Many tax collectors were harassed, and mobs turned violent. To prevent a full scale rebellion, Parliament repealed the act in 1766. Image
    Stamp Acts Stamps - One Penny Stamp. N.d. www.landoftehbrave.info. By www.landofthebrave.info. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    passed after the repeal of the stamp act, this act was passed by Parliament to affirm British control over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever". Britain used this act to impose further taxes. Again the colonists revolted, leading further down the road to a revolution. Image
    Declaratory Act (Quote). N.d. www.seaofliberty.org. By seaofliberty.org. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    This act taxed tea, silk, glass, lead, paint, and other goods. Enacted by Exchequer Townshend, he hoped to limit imperial expenses in the colonies. The colonists saw it as an abuse of power and boycotted. In 1770, all the taxes were repealed save that on tea, which was kept to assert Britain's right to tax the colonies. Prior to the revolution, resistance to the tea tax was a a symbol of patriotism. Image
    Townshend.jpg. N.d. http://www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/. By Taylor. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.