COLONIAL ACTS

SUGAR ACT

• April 5, 1764
• The sugar act put taxes on sugar, molasses, and wine.

THE STAMP ACT

• March 22, 1765
• The stamp act made colonist pay for a stamp on all of there legal document , tea and ,other imported items.

THE QUARTERING ACT

• May 3, 1765
• The Quartering Act made the colonist house and feed British soldiers.

THE TEA ACT

• May 10, 1773
• The Tea Act was taxes on imported tea.

BOSTON TEA PARTY

• December 16, 1773
• Because of the tax on tea colonist snuck on to a ship and dumped 90 thousand pounds of tea into Boston harbor.

THE INTOLERABLE ACT

• March 24, 1774
• The Intorable Act was passed to punish the the Massachusetts colonist for the Boston Tea Party.