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The British put the Sugar Act in place to end the smuggling trade of sugar and molasses. The Sugar Act made prices cheaper, but increased enforcement. This made the colonists upset because they could no longer smuggle the sugar or molasses. -
The Stamp Act was a tax on all paper documents in all of the colonies. Colonists opposed the act, arguing it was taxation without representation, which led to protests and eventually the creation of the Sons of Liberty -
A series of five laws, proposed by Charles Townshend, that imposed taxes on goods such as glass, lead, paper, paints, and tea, while also tightening control over customs enforcement. These laws led to more protests by the colonists. -
A mob formed in Boston, leading to British soldiers firing shots into the group, killing 5 colonists. After this, colonists used this as a powerful tool for propaganda. -
A series of four laws was passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party. After this, the colonists grouped and formed the Committees of Correspondence, which led to the First Continental Congress.