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British acts of 1760
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sugar act | 1764 Raised duties on sugar and other goods imported from non British source. Wanted to raise revenue to get rid of debt, taxation without representation |
| Currency act | 1764 Banned colonies from issuing their own money, to protect British merchants, hurt colonial economies |
| Stamp act | 1765 Required colonists to buy stamps for legal docs and more, direct tax to gain money, outrage and protest |
| Quartering act | 1765 requires colonists to provide housing for British solders, reduce cost for armies, violation of privacy |
| Declaratory act | 1766 stated that parliament has full authority to make laws for colonies, reassert British control, ignored |
| Townshend acts | 1767 placed external tax on imports, raise revenue for British, no taxation without representation |
| Tea acts | 1773 gave east India company right to sell tea at lower price, help the company/ reassert tax, led to Boston tea party |