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The Colonists were not following the rules. This was an attempt to avoid battles with the natives. By not letting the colonies settle in the Appalachian Mountains the only way they could settle is if they got the king's permission. -
It is also known as the American Revenue Act. This act causes sugar and molasses to be more expensive -
The currency Acts regulated paper money issued by the British colonies. The Act protected British merchants from being paid the colonial currency. -
It imposed a direct tax on the colonies. That required printed materials to the colonies to be stamped paper. -
It forced the colonists to feed and provide shelter to the British soldiers. The colonists also had to provide fuel and transportation to the soldiers. -
The British repealed the Stamp Act because it was going to directly affect their economy. By repealing the Stamp Act they changed it to lessening the Sugar Act -
It is where new taxes were placed on import of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. Established an American board in Boston to collect Taxes. Set up new courts in America to prosecute smugglers without a fair jury. British soldiers have the right to search the colonist’s houses and businesses. -
It was a battle of the British soldiers and a group of colonists where 5 colonists were killed. The Colonists started throwing snowballs at the soldiers causing the soldiers to shoot the colonists the results were that 5 colonists were killed.
Boston Tea party 12/16/1773 -
The colonists dump 18,000 lbs of tea into the harbor. This allowed the company to sell their tea cheaper than the colonial merchants that smuggled the tea to the colonists. -
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The people saw this as a threat. The British added 4 more laws. -
The British imposed this act to try and control the colonists. THis Act applied to all the colonies. -
It gave the colonists religious freedom. The colonist government pushed the people to go against the British government. This caused the revolution because the British were ignoring their rights.