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Policy: The British gave the colonists around 300 barrels of tea and told them to pay tax for all of it
Purpose: they did this to make more money from debts
Colonies: the colonists were angry and threw the tea overboard
British: They were angry and suppressed them with more acts

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Instead of imposing a duty on trade goods, the Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists.

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Parliament taxed good that were imported to the American colonies. as a series of measures but other people saw it as power abuse.

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Poilcy Description - Required colonial assemblies to provide housing, food, and drink to british troops.
Purpose - The reason this was implemented was to lower the cost of living conditions to the crown
Colonies Reaction -  The colonists refused then later agreed to provide and funding  for housing and food.
British Reactions - They made it so that the act would be modified every two years.

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The British lowered the tax on tea in an attempt to gain a monopoly over all tea sales in the colonies.
They hoped that this would end smuggling in the colonies because people would buy the low priced British tea.
Some colonists protested by dumping a ship load of British tea into Boston Harbor

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It was a tax on all foreign goods and the colonies had been avoiding taxes but this act made them inevitable. It caused a great decline in the rum business and reduced the market to only some colonies could sell certain things. The British had modified the expired policy (Molasses) to make taxes on more commonly used items.

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1. Boston Harbor was closed until Boston paid for the lost tea.

2. The Massachusetts charter was cancelled.  The governor decided if and when the legislature could meet.  Town meetings were also disallowed.

3. Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial.  This let them face a more friendly judge and jury.

4. The Quartering Act forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply, British soldiers.

5. General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts, effectively creating military rule in Massachusetts.

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They were furious at the fact that they were not allowed to leave without paying tax, even though they didn’t sell it.So, they dumped it all in the water.

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This act required colonists to provide shelter, food and clothing to the British stationed in their towns to improve the living conditions for the troops and decrease the cost of the crown. It was scheduled to be modified every two years.

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The Massachusetts charter was cancelled.  The governor decided if and when the legislature could meet.  Town meetings were also disallowed.
Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial.  This let them face a more friendly judge and jury.
The Quartering Act forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply, British soldiers.
General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts, effectively creating military rule in Massachusetts.

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The Act: They put taxes on lead, imported glass, paper, paint, and tea. This act also allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods.
Colonists reactions: The colonists responded to the act by boycotting British goods and causing protests

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1. Boston Harbor closed until they payed off all of the tea

- Massachusetts  Charter was cancelled, Governor had to decide when the legislatives would meet
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The British made the sugar act and it forced the colonies have to pay taxes for foreign goods.

The Colonies reacted to the Sugar Act with protests and rebelling. Colonial merchants complained that taxes hurt their business. The Sugar Act helped create the slogan: “ No Taxation without Representation”.

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Made colonists provide shelter and food for British soldiers stationed in their town.
Colonists refused to raised money for the food and shelter, but then it became limited funding.

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Required Colonists to pay for an official stamp or seal whenever they bought paper items. Colonists who refused to purchase stamps would be fined or jailed

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in 1765 the British passed a law requiring the colonists to pay for stamps and seals when they bought paper products. if they refused they got jailed or fined. Colonists formed  secret societies called "sons of liberty" in places like New York and Massachusetts. They used violence to scare tax collectors. The largest group was in Boston. A lot of buisnesses refused to buy stamps. Patrick Henry gave speeches about how the Stamp Act violated their basic rights. Nine colonies came together to form the "stamp act congress". after buisnesses began to lose money from boycotts they removed the act.