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When the British government first got hold of the land the colonists discovered, they decided to issue a Proclamation in order to keep all the territory towards the west being used by the Native Americans. -
The Sugar Act was a tax put on sugar that replaced the Molasses Act in 1764.
This act was passed because the British government suspected colonists of smuggling goods that were supposed to be taxed. -
This act was known as a tax on bills and important documents.
This act was passed due to the colonists sending the British king bills illegally. -
The Stamp Act is commonly known as the tax on everything the colonists bought at the time, whether it be through trade, or local.
This act was passed due to the overwhelming number of colonists who evaded the other tax acts, leading the British government to tax everything they had. -
This act was where it was a law to let in British soldiers into the colonists' household, and to provide them with goods.
This act was passed because many colonists were refusing to pay the tax on common goods. -
This act was established in order to let Parliament make laws to be enforced upon the colonists.
This act was passed because despite their best efforts, the colonists were still finding ways to avoid paying the unfair taxes. -
The Townshend Acts were implemented by Charles Townshend and the goal of these acts was to reduce the price of the British tax, and tax exported goods, rather than imported goods. -
This event in history first took place as Colonists ganged up on British troops, and threw snowballs at them. But the mob grew more aggressive as one soldier gave the order to shoot. -
In response to the tax on British teas, Samuel Adams and a group of protestors disguised themselves as Native Americans, boarded British ships, and dumped all the tea into the harbor. -
These acts were set in place in order to prevent another event such as the Boston Tea Party from happening by ordering the harbor to be closed. -
This act was heavily associated with the Intolerable Acts, giving it the name as one of the Five Intolerable Acts.