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The Sugar act
The Sugar act was again imposed by the British to stop the smuggling of sugar by enforcing the colonies to collect tax from it. The Colonies reacted poorly and saw it as them wanting to fight for control of the colonies. The British legislation did not listen to the colonists. -
The currency act
This act introduced and gave the colonies paper money implemented by the British this act's purpose was to ensure British tradesmen had the safety of adequate payment. The colonists protested this act. Again the British didn't really care. -
The stamp act
the stamp act was an act that made it where any legal document needed to have a stamp thus carrying a stamp tax. The colonists boycotted some British goods and again protested. The British generally disregarded this. -
The Townshend acts.
The Townshend acts were a group of acts 4 to be specific that imposed taxes which was seen as an abuse of power by colonists who had no representation in parliament. The colonists boycotted goods from Britain because of this. Britain was not happy about this. -
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Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act was an act that was implemented after the French and Indian War by the British. The colonists had it up to this point and the Boston tea party happened, which then lead to the infiltration of a British vessel and the dumping of tea into the harbor. The British were furious with the colonists. which then leads to intolerable acts.