Timeline revnue act

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Taxed sugar, molasses, and other imports to raise revenue.
    The colonist reaction to this was the protested "taxation without representation" and boycotted British goods.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Required colonist to buy stamps for all legal documents, newspapers, and licenses.
    The colonist reaction to this is protest and the formation of the Stamp Act Congress, and the colonist would sometimes attack the tax collector.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Required colonists to house and supply British soldiers.
    The colonist reaction to this was many of them resisted housing soldiers, and saw it as a invasion of privacy.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    Placed taxes on imported goods like glass, tea, paper, and paint.
    The colonist reaction to this was they organized boycotts, protest, and they made the committees of correspondence to share information.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Gave the British East India company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
    The colonist reaction to this was they dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.