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The Sugar Act was when the British legislation wanted to end the trade . The Sugar Act decreased the rate in tax on molasses. -
Quartering Act was when the Parliament was required to provide the British soldiers in the houses of the Colonies. If the barracks were too small then the locals were accommodated the soldiers in local inns, ale houses and livery stables. -
The Stamp Act was passed to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, papers, documents and playing cards. -
The Townshend Acts was a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament. This Act taxed goods imported to the American Colonies. -
The Boston Massacre was a bloody riot that occurred in Boston. It started as a street brawl between the American colonists and the British soldiers and soon escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. This massacre paved the way for the American Revolution. -
The Tea Act granted the company the right to ship is Tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England. The colonists would have to pay tax to help pay for the struggling ships. -
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. -
The Quebec Act of the British Parliament, vested the government of Quebec in a governor and council and preserved the French Civil Code. The act was passed to gain loyalty from the French who lived in the providence of Quebec. -
The battle of Lexington was the beginning of the American Revolution. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. -
The Constitutional Act of the British Parliament that repealed certain portions of the Quebec Act. It provided for the two colonies to be called lower Canada.