British Acts

Front

This act lowered the tax on molasses in order to stop colonial smuggling.

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The Sugar Act

Front

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

Back

The Declaratory Act

Front

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

Back

The Proclamation of 1763

Front

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

Back

The Quartering Act

Front

This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.

Back

The Stamp Act

Front

This act gave an unfair advantage to a the British East India Company by allowing the British company to not pay tax on tea.

Back

The Tea Act

Front

These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.

Back

The Townshend Acts

Front

These very harsh acts were designed after the Boston Tea Party and included closing Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.

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The Coercive Acts

Front

This act gave back land to France that the English/colonists won during the French and Indian War.

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The Quebec Act

Front

What was the COLONIAL name for the acts that closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and other harsh penalties?

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The Intolerable Acts