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The Sugar Act was a tax that was put in place by England to tax the colonists to regain money from the French and Indian War. It taxed them 3 pence per gallon of sugar. The colonies started to unite and become more one in response to this act. The British people did not have to pay as many taxes because all of the taxes in the sugar act went to the colonists. -
The stamp act was a tax that forced all of the people who bought paper to buy a stamp to put on their paper. Some things that it taxed were newspapers, pamphlets, and even dice and playing cards. These are just to name a few. The colonist really did not like this and started to come together and wanted no taxation without representation. They did not like this tax at all. The British did not like that the colonist were starting to fight back a little so they repealed this act in March of 1766. -
The quartering act was an act that forced the colonist to house and provide food, water, and anything that they need to live plus more. The colonist really did not like this act. The colonist did not like this because they had seen them outside and know they have to feed and keep people they do not like. They really started to revolt when this act came around. When the colonist would not let them into their house then the soldier had to stay on their ships. -
The tea act was a tax that reinforced a tax on tea in the colonies. It also enforced that the colonist had to buy tea from only the Britsh. The colonist reaction was that they did the famous event of the Boston Tea Party. They dumped out all of the tea that had been shipped in that day because the colonist was so angry. The British officials reacted to the Boston Tea Party by enforcing even more acts on the colonist. -
The Quebec Act was passed so that they could gain the loyalty of the French-speaking majority of the Province of Quebec. The colonist was upset about this act because it denied most of the land that they were granted. They did not aloud have the land anymore because they had given it to the French to that there would not be as much contention. The Britsh did not really care that the colonist could not have their land so they just still gave it to the French.