Stamp Act- Britain believed that this act was to help the colonies because after the

Seven Years War they needed to fund the troops. British parliament thought it was
most beneficiary for the colonist and believed they should pay an expense of it. The
colonist thought the tax was unfair because they didn't have a say in the taxation.
Colonials sent petitions, and protesters led by colonial merchants and landowners
formed a coalition from New England to Georgia. Britain believed that this act was
to help the colonies because after the Seven Years War they needed to fund the
troops. British parliament thought it was most beneficiary for the colonist and
believed they should pay an expense of it.
Quartering Act- Britain required colonist to provide basic needs to the soldiers
stationed within the colony's borders. They believed this would help cut cost of the
funding needed to station their troops within the new colony. Many colonial
assemblies refused to pay for quartering because they believed that it was a
violation of the Bill of Rights 1689. The Bill of Right 1689 forbid the raising or
keeping of the army without the consent of the Parliament. When 1,500 British
troops arrived at New York City in 1766 the New York Provincial Assembly refused to
comply with the Quartering Act and failed to supply billeting for the troops. For
failure to comply with the Quartering Act, Parliament suspended the Province of
New York's Governor and legislature in 1767 and 1769. In 1771, the New York
Assembly allocated funds for the quartering of the British troops.
Declaratory Act- Britain by one act, was allowed to change and modify the
government of the colonies. This was the reaction the British had for repealing the
Stamp Act. Since many protesters were overjoyed with the repealing of the stamp
act, the Declaratory Act was the silent weapon for the British. This allowed for total
control of the colonies and their taxation.
Townshend Act- This act was placed because Parliament believed the colonist didn't
approve of the stamp act because it was an internal tax; thus, they created a
external tax or a tax on imports. Colonist responded with boycotts and protest by
retraining from drinking tea, while merchants came up with a non-importation
agreement. The Parliament responded by repealing the act in 1770.
Boston Massacre- The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British
soldiers on March 5, 1770.The day after the " massacre," a mass meeting was held
in the town and Samuel Adams was sent to demand the withdrawal of the soldiers.
The governor hesitated and tried to compromise. Finding Adams relentless, the
governor yielded and ordered the regulars away
Committees of Correspondence- The colonist created many intercolonial
committees to keep alive oppositions of the British policy. This eventually led to
many other form of small committees such as the House of Burgesses. This allowed
ideas and information to travel from colonies to colonies. Eventually this lead to the
formation of the first American congress.

Tea Act- This act was passed with the intention of supporting the East India
Company in selling its leftover team at a discount price. However, since the
Townshend Act was still in play, the colonist believed it to buy support for the act
already in place. Many colonies such as Philadelphia and New york sent the tea
back, while in Charleston they left the tea to rot in the docks.
Boston Tea Party- The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action protest by the
American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many
crates of tea belonging to the British East India Company and dumped it into the
Boston Harbor. This was Boston's reaction to the Tea Act of 1773. This British came
back with the Intolerable Act
Intolerable Act- This act shuts down the Port of Boston from any ships despite the
reason. This act was a response to the Boston Tea Party. Since the port was a major
source of supply for Boston, South Carolina sent relief supplies to Boston. This was
the first step of unification between the colonies. The British King also made former
navy commander, Thomas Gage, as the new governor of Massachusetts. Gage
easily locked down the ports and even scared some merchants to buy East India's
tea
Massachusetts Government Act- This act was put in place to remove the local
government of Boston. IT forbid the election of council members and instead
members were chosen by the royal governor. It also forbid the meetings of the
colonials. Patriot leaders in Massachusetts responded to the act by creating the
Massachusetts Provincial Congress in October 1774, which acted as an independent
government in the early stages of the American Revolution.
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