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Sugar Act
-An act that required colonial merchants to pay six pence per gallon on importation of molasses. Tariffs were then placed on other items including sugar, wine, and coffee.
- The colonists were angered by this act and wrote nearly fifty letter to Parliament.
-The act was repealed in 1765 by Parliament who instead imposed the Stamp Act. -
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The Revenue Acts
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Stamp Act
-New tax that forced all colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper that was used including legal documents, ship's documents, and playing cards.
-Colonists reacted to the Stamp Act by protesting where they refused to pay taxes and harass the tax collectors because they were not given any representation.
-The act was repealed the following year however the Declaratory Act was enacted the same day the Stamp Act was repealed. -
Declaratory Act
-The Declaratory Act gave the British Government authority to taxing colonies after they were found committing acts of treason with the Stamp Act. It gave them the right to pass any law they find necessary.
-Colonist's did not protest against this act out of worry from the treatment Britain gave the French.
-This act last until 1964 and was then repealed by the British Government. Colonist's did not protest causing the act to stay in tact longer. -
Townshend Act
-Taxes imposed on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea that was created by Charles Townshend to pay the salaries of British governors.
-Reactions first were violent toward British officials. The colonists protested by processing an agreement that it made it so British goods could no longer be imported, especially luxury products.
-The British Government repealed the Townshend Act removing taxes on all goods except for tea. -
Tea Act
-The Tea Act gave the British East India Company authority to monopolize tea sales in the American colonies.
-The colonists were furious with the power the British East India Company had to tax anywhere causing the Boston Tea Party where nearly 92,000 pounds of tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor.
-The British Government did not repeal the act until 1861.
