meetings and battles happened. But The Acts‚ protests against the acts and the Declaration of Independence were most important. All of those events had led to the American Revolution. To begin with‚ Great Britain made tax laws for the Colonies‚ the Stamp Act‚ Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts.The first tax act was the Sugar Act. This was a tax on molasses‚ sugar and wine. This tax was made because Britain was losing money. The next act was the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was a tax on paper and documents
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policies that the people did not agree with‚ which resulted in the colonists rebelling. The Quartering Act of 1765‚ gave the soldiers permission to take shelter and supplies anywhere in the colonies. The people stated that it was unfair that they weren’t told about this change and that they couldn’t even argue about it. The British were still struggling after passing the policy. Thus‚ the Townshend Acts in 1767 stated that it placed import duty on items such as glass‚ paper‚ tea‚ and paint. They hoped
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doing to my country. You have put the Townshend act‚ Tea act and the Stamp act on my country. I don’t think this is going to last my country is being affected by what you have done. You are making the colonists par for the war by taxing them! The Townshend act imposed an indirect tax on the colonists that were called duties and a duty is a task or taking action that someone is required to perform. In 1767 British Parliament passed on the Townshend act. This act placed tax on glass‚ lead‚ paint‚ paper
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The Townshend Acts In 1767 Charles Townshend who was the chancellor of the exchequer‚ created the Townshend Acts . The Townshend Acts were approved by British Parliament on June 26-June 2‚ 1767 and were repealed April 12‚ 1770. Charles Townshend proposed the program in order to raise 40‚000 pounds a year so that the English parliament could cut the british land tax and this would also raise money to pay for the salaries of governors and judges. Some of the things that
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various acts and start taxing goods. Many colonists were not happy with these taxes‚ and had multiple reactions to the acts. Two acts that aggravated the colonists were the Townshend Acts and the Tea Acts. There were multiple actions of the British Government after 1763 that caused unrest in the colonies. There were multiple actions of the British Government after 1763 that caused unrest in the colonies. These acts taxed imported items such as glass‚ paint‚ lead‚ paper‚ and tea. The acts were
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The crisis precipitated by the Stamp Act (1765) pushed that effort into the background and propelled Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be repealed‚ but news of violent protest against it in America stiffened his own opposition. After repeal of the Stamp Act‚ Franklin reaffirmed his love for the British Empire and his desire to see the union of mother country and colonies "secured and established‚" but
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BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY THE AMERICAN REACTION TO THE BRITISH POLICY THE BRITISH REACTION TO THE AMERIAN REACTION 1. The Molasses Act (1733): This act placed a high tariff on molasses being imported by colonists from the French West Indies; it was passed in response to complaints by British West Indian planters that they were losing money. American merchants responded to the act by bribing and smuggling their way around the law‚ actions that foreshadowed the impending imperial crisis. British planters
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The Quartering Act was placed on the colonist to allow soldiers to be stationed in buildings including homes‚ ale houses‚ and inns in the towns. It was a way for the English to save money on costs to build barracks for the soldiers. This act was immediately disapproved by the colonist which is expected. When British soldiers are forced to live in homes and businesses. Invading the sense of privacy of the colonist. The English should not of made an act the forces colonist to accommodate personal that
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Week Two Learning Team Assignment Team A chose to summarize the Stamp Act of 1765‚ the Townshend Act of 1767‚ and Tea Act of 1773. Team A chose these three Acts given their relevance to the Revolutionary War. The Team will discuss concepts that the Team did not understand. Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s concepts to each member and to society in general. Stamp Act‚ 1765 Summarized: The Stamp Act of 1765‚ enacted by the British Parliament had a profound effect on the America Revolution
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it was only right for the colonists to deal with higher taxes as well‚ for they were benefiting from the effects of the French and Indian War. In 1764‚ the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in the colonies. The Sugar Act revised a past act: The Molasses Act of 1733. Under the terms of the Molasses Act‚ the law required colonial merchants to pay a tax for the imported goods‚ such as molasses and rum. However‚ the implementation
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