In order to pay off these debts, the British enforced taxes on the colonist. The following acts were placed on the colonists: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act, and Tea Act. The Sugar Act placed a 35% tax on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo. The Stamp Act placed a tax on all paper items such as legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. The colonists boycotted these goods in order to have the Stamp Act repealed. The Quartering Act was an indirect tax that required colonists to house, supply, and feed the British troops that were sent to protect the colonists. The Townshend Act is another indirect tax that was placed on the colonists. This act required a tax to be paid at the sea ports before the items reached colonial stores. The colonists began to boycott this act as well. Britain’s East India Tea Company was struggling as tons of tea sat in warehouses. Britain established the Tea Act to eliminate all imports of tea to Britain, and therefore tea prices were lowered. This was Britain’s way to attempt to deceive the colonists into paying a tax that they were trying to boycott. The colonist’s infuriation with the British led the Sons of Liberty to disguise themselves as the Mohawk Indians and poured forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
In order to pay off these debts, the British enforced taxes on the colonist. The following acts were placed on the colonists: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act, and Tea Act. The Sugar Act placed a 35% tax on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo. The Stamp Act placed a tax on all paper items such as legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. The colonists boycotted these goods in order to have the Stamp Act repealed. The Quartering Act was an indirect tax that required colonists to house, supply, and feed the British troops that were sent to protect the colonists. The Townshend Act is another indirect tax that was placed on the colonists. This act required a tax to be paid at the sea ports before the items reached colonial stores. The colonists began to boycott this act as well. Britain’s East India Tea Company was struggling as tons of tea sat in warehouses. Britain established the Tea Act to eliminate all imports of tea to Britain, and therefore tea prices were lowered. This was Britain’s way to attempt to deceive the colonists into paying a tax that they were trying to boycott. The colonist’s infuriation with the British led the Sons of Liberty to disguise themselves as the Mohawk Indians and poured forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.