ACTS

THE MOLASSES ACT

• The molasses act was a high tax on importing molasses
• It was passed in 1733

THE SUGAR ACT

• This act replaced the molasses act
• It was not only a tax on molasses but sugar and wine too
• It was passed in 1764

THE STAMP ACT

• This act forced colonists to pay for a stamp to put on all paper products
• If they thought you didn't pay the tax, soldiers were allowed to search your house for documents.
• It was passed in 1765

THE QUARTERING ACT

• This act forced colonists to house British soldiers
• British parliament knew they needed to have an army in America and had no place to put them so they lived in the colonists' homes
• This act was also passed in 1765

THE TEA ACT

• The tea act was a tax on tea
• It was passed because the British tea company was doing bad
• They also needed money for the war against France
• It was passed in 1773

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

• This was a result of the tea act
• Some colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped £15,000 worth of tea into Boston Harbor

THE INTOLERABLE ACTS

• The first was that Boston Harbor was closed until the tea was paid off
• The second took away the right of self government
• The third was that if a British official needed trial in the colonies they could go to Britain to do that
• The fourth was another quartering act
• The fifth was not a punishment and it gave Roman Catholics religious freedom and protection
• It was passed in 1774