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The Acts
The Acts of Great Britain that Lead to the American Revolution
Year | Act | What it did. |
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1750 | Iron Act | Limited the colonial iron industry |
1764 | Molasses Act | Put a 3-cent tax on foreign sugar and banned importing rum and French wine |
1765 | Stamp Act | Every newspaper, pamphlet, or other public or legal document had to have a tax stamp |
1766 | Declaratory Act | Said that Great Britain was "the boss" of the American colonies. |
1767 | Townshend Acts | Placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea |
1773 | Tea Act | Gave a monopoly on tea sales to the East India Company |
1774 | Intolerable Acts | Allowed trials to be moved to get a "fair" trial. Made all law officers subject to appointment. Closed the Port of Boston. Allowed troops in peoples' homes. Granted rights to Catholics in Quebec |