tea act
*no, its the Sugar Act*
tea act *no, its the Sugar Act*
The British taxed all paper documents, and the colonists did not think it was fair and was angry with this law.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
Stamp Act.
They sent in British troops to re-enforce law.
the Stamp Act
The Quartering Acts
The Sugar Act is an act passed by the British Parliament in 1764. It placed a tax of three cents on sugar that was bought by the American colonists. During the French and Indian War, Britain collected a great amount of debt. In order to raise money, they decided to tax the colonists. The Sugar Act is one of the many taxes imposed by Parliament. It also added tax on molasses to stop the colonists from smuggling it in. This law not only taxed sugar and molasses, but also taxed other products that England shipped to the colonists. It also imposed severe penalties on smugglers.
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament in 1765. This act taxed all legal papers in the US colonies.
The Quartering Act (1765)