The taxes of the American Revolution. Includes what it was, when it was enacted, and why it angered the colonists.
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| 120796971 | Proclamation of 1763 | Enacted early 1763. Drew a line north to south along the App. Mts and said colonists could settle west of the line. Angered them because they wanted access to the land. | |
| 120796972 | Sugar Act | Enacted in 1764. Act changes tax rates put on sugar and molasses imported from foreign countries. Also put new taxes on silk, wine, coffee, pimento, and indigo. Angered colonists because the act violated several traditional English rights, it hurt trade, and it was more money. It was an indirect tax, and was repealed. | |
| 120796973 | Stamp Act | Enacted in 1765. Required stamps to be placed on most printed materials. The Stamp Act was the first direct tax - more money to pay. This act was repealed. | |
| 120796974 | Declaratory Act | Enacted in 1766. Asserted that the Parliament (group like our congress) had the power to make laws for the colonists. Angered them because they didn't want the British to have more control of them. | |
| 120796975 | Townshend Act | Enacted in 1767. Put new customs duties on glass, lead, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. Angered them because the act let officials seize private property under certain circumstances with out following due process. | |
| 120796976 | Quartering Act | Enacted Nov. 1765. Forced colonists to pay more for their own defense. Also that if the colonists didn't provide barracks for British troops, they could stay in taverns, inns, and vacant buildings, etc. Angered them because they had to pay rent if they didn't pay more for their defenses. (had to provide food and shelter for them which costed money). | |
| 120796977 | Tea Act of 1773 | Enacted in 1773. Refunded 4/5 of the taxes the company had to pay to ship tea to the colonies, leaving only the Townshend tax. Allowed East India company to sell directly to shopkeepers. Colonists feared it was the 1st step by British to sqeeze them out of business. They didn't have a choice; they had to get tea from British. | |
| 120796978 | Coercive Acts | Enacted in Spring 1774. Made to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges to British authority. Banned most town meetings and shut down Boston Port. Angered because the Acts violated several traditional English rights. It was a punishment for Boston Tea Party. | |
| 120796979 | First Continental Congress | Enacted Sep. 1774. Represented a wide range of colonies and communities. Meeting of delegates from 12 other colonies. Colonists came together to go against Britain. Ben Franklin: We should come together. Didn't anger the colonists because they made this. |
