In 1776 the British imposed the Currency Act, colonies were no longer allowed to have paper money. Prior to this act, the British government wanted the majority of the wealth that were there for the taking. They passed all kinds of Acts such as the Manufacturing Act, the Stamp Act, the Navigations Act. They also taxed the Colonists on almost every product they purchased. To say the least, the colonists became very angry and started to revolting since they feel they have very little voice in these matters. These acts did not start the revolution but it was a major factor.
It was the Currency Act that outlawed the use of paper money in the colonies. Parliament passed the act in 1764.
The colonists reaction to the currency act of 1764 was that they didn't think it was fair to abolish their currencies and impose the pound as the only acceptable form of money. They protested against it.
The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act and The Currency Act.
The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, and The Currency Act.
The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act and The Currency Act.
Colonists disputed the legality of this act because it seemed to violate the Bill of Rights.
Britain wanted to colonists to stop printing their own money. 1774
The British made acts that added taxes for the colonists. The taxes include the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, The Intolerable Acts, the Tea tax, and the currency act.
The Grenville Acts were a group of acts that included the Sugar Act, which lowered tariffs on sugar while increasing tariffs on molasses, The Currency Act, which made the colonists use British currency, the Stamp Act, which forced colonists to place stamps on all official documents, the Quartering Act, which required the colonists to house, clothe, and feed British troops, and the Tea Act, which placed taxes on tea.
The colonists were angered by it.
the felt angery
they didin't whan't the colonies to have there own money