the sugar act
- the acts of the sugar made to pay the debt of Britain for the war against France
- reduce the tax from the molasses ( 6-3 pence per gallon).
- higher tax in sugar, coffee, wines,...
- Effected the wine( rums) industry
cite :
us history book
class notebook
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/sugar-act-text.html
http://americanmm.weebly.com/the-sugar-act.html
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us history book
class notebook
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/sugar-act-text.html
http://americanmm.weebly.com/the-sugar-act.html
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the tea act
- in 1773, the tea act was made by the british to save the east india company.
- It allowed east india company to shipped directly to american with out any tax
- effect the colonial merchants who afraid that they could be replace
- on december 16, 1773, Samuel Adam led 50 people disguised as the mohawk indian and throwed out 340 chest of british tea.
Cited
Notebook
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
http://www.glogster.com/griffhunter/the-tea-act-by-griffin-tucker/g-6lpbm6c5dfen6s623gmp4a0
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
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Notebook
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
http://www.glogster.com/griffhunter/the-tea-act-by-griffin-tucker/g-6lpbm6c5dfen6s623gmp4a0
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
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The Stamp act
- approved by by Prime Minister Greenville, who in charge of British treasury
- made the colonist buy stamps to prove that they paid the tax on everything written on paper or printed
- colonists were not happy and angry with that act
- approved in February of 1765 and passed in November of 1765
- replaced 1766 because the colonists responce angry to the act
- pay the debt for many wars
cited
http://mrwatkinsclass.com/tag/boston-tea-party/
Notebook
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sac65.htm
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THE TOWNSHEND REVENUE ACT
- Britain want to show power over the colonial so they pass the Townsend act
- Taxes duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies
- Put more political restriction
- Admiralty court had more power
- soldiers can search and arrest any want they feel threatenle
- Led to the Boston massacred
Cited
Class note
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
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Class note
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
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