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The End of the French-Indian War
The conflict between Britain, France, and the Indians, resulting in mass land territory change and debt increase for England. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act provided taxes on the import of sugar to try and appease the rising amount of smuggled sugar from the Dutch and the French.
The colonists reacted with their famous line, "No taxation without representation," and provided outcry that they could not affect the policies directed at them.
The Sugar Act was repealed in 1766 and replaced with the Revenue Act, which replaced the tax to combat smuggled sugar prices. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was the attempt to coerce colonists into using only British currency, resulting in the need for trading to get that currency, also discouraging local forms of payment.
The reaction from the colonists was suffering in the local economy by altogether boycotting England goods and instead supporting local trade.
The British did not repeal this act and overall ignored protests. -
Stamp Act
It required all colonists to pay for stamps to put on all published material, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
The colonists' reaction was extreme violence against tax collectors, refusal to pay, and other riots.
The British reaction was to repeal the Stamp Act, a year later. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act made colonials pay tax for imported goods, in place of locally made goods.
The colonists reacted very negatively, the most common being a complete embargo of British goods.
The British repealed MOST but not all of the Townshend Acts by 1770 due to colonists' refusal to import. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act taxed tea, a resource heavily relied on upon the colony, after coming from England.
The colonist's most famous reaction, the Boston Tea Party, was an event in retaliation to the Tea Act, where they dumped millions worth of tea imports.
It was not repealed, to maintain England's "right" to tax the colonies.