Acts Against the Colonists

What did the Stamp Act do?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Forced colonists to allow soldiers to live with them

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Set taxes on necessary goods like paint, lead, and tea

What did the Quartering Act require?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Forced colonists to allow soldiers to live with them

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Set taxes on necessary goods like paint, lead, and tea

What did the Declaratory Act state?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Forced colonists to allow soldiers to live with them

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Set taxes on necessary goods like paint, lead, and tea

What did the Townshend Acts tax?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Forced colonists to allow soldiers to live with them

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Set taxes on necessary goods like paint, lead, and tea

What did the Tea Act do?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Forced colonists to allow soldiers to live with them

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Set tax on tea and forced colonists to buy from the British East India Company

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

• Said England had absolute power over the colonies

• Series of actions against the colonists that followed the Boston Tea Party