British Acts Chart Name ________________________ Period____________ Date____________

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EFFECTS AND/OR REACTION OF THE AMERICAN RESPONSE OF THE BRITISH TO

BRITISH ACT
PURPOSE OF THE ACT COLONISTS TO THE ACT COLONISTS’ REACTION

SUGAR ACT

1764

QUARTERING
ACT

1765
 STAMP ACT

1765

REQUIREMENTS AND/OR PURPOSE OF REACTION OF THE AMERICAN BRITISH RESPONSE TO

BRITISH ACT
THE ACT COLONISTS TO THE ACT COLONISTS’ ACTIONS

TOWNSHEND
ACTS

1767

TEA ACT

1773
INTOLERABLE
ACTS
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Roots of the Revolution

TITLE OF REQUIREMENTS AND/OR PURPOSE OF REACTION OF THE AMERICAN BRITISH RESPONSE TO

BRITISH ACT THE ACT COLONISTS TO THE ACT COLONISTS’ ACTIONS

SUGAR ACT First effort to impose new taxes on colonies Merchants protested because they
to help pay for war. Placed an import tax on sometimes traded in smuggled goods
molasses, and harsh punishment for
smugglers

QUARTERING Purpose to save money by having troops live Protested that Parliament was violating Parliament suspended the
ACT in colonist’s houses and provide food and their rights. New York refused to do it. NY assembly.
supplies

STAMP ACT 1765- required a special tax stamp for Colonial assemblies-passed resolutions
newspapers, wills, licenses, titles, insurance declaring only they could pass taxes for
policies, contracts, the colonies. Boycott of British goods.
Stamp Act Congress- sent Petition
demanding end of tax
Parliament repealed the
Stamp Act, but Declared
had total authority over
colonies
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BRITISH RESPONSE
TITLE OF REQUIREMENTS AND/OR PURPOSE OF REACTION OF THE AMERICAN
TO COLONISTS’
BRITISH ACT THE ACT COLONISTS TO THE ACT
ACTIONS
TOWNSHEN 1767- to tax products brought into colonies. Colonists protested that the Writs of British merchants hurt by
D ACTS Writes of Assistance- customs officers Asst. were violation of rights. Boycott boycott. 1770- repealed
could use it as warrant to search anywhere, of British goods. all duties except 1 on tea
anytime to show had the right to
tax

TEA ACT To help the British East India Company hurt Sons of Liberty threatened ship Parliament and King
by boycott of tea. Lowered the price of tea captains who brought the tea and were outraged. Passed
by letting B.E.I.C. sell directly to colonies merchants who would buy it. The tea 4 laws to punish the
instead of shipping to Britain. Only B.E.I.C. wasn’t sent back from Boston. So Boston and
could sell tea in colonies. protestors dumped it into Boston Massachusetts.
Harbor.

INTOLERABL 1- closed the port of Boston Food supplies were sent to Boston British chose to use
E ACTS 2- abolished upper house of legislature from other colonies. force and the army.
And cut powers of town meetings First Continental Congress- General Gage new
3. anyone accused of murdering a British delegates from 12 colonies, governor of Mass. Sent
official would be tried in Britain, not the demanded Intolerable Acts be troops to seize colonial
colonies repealed, new boycott, called for leaders and a store of
4. Strengthened the Quartering Act training of militias to oppose British arms in Concord, MA
troops. Would meet May 1775 if
demands not met.