More taxes were paid in Britain, than in America. The English found this unfair because of all the help they had given the colonists, they didn't give much in return.
In the colonies, there was much smuggling of merchandise with no taxes paid. So official decided it was time to place taxes for importation.
The Sugar Act
In 1764, Prime Minister George Gronville started to impose the law, creating The Sugar Act. This act imposed taxes on sugar and lowered the duty of molasses. He created courts to collect taxes and persecuted smugglers, hoping the colonists would now pay the taxes.
The Quatering Acts
In 1765, this act was passed by parliament. This act meant that the colonists had to give quaters (food and rooms) to the british soildiers.
The Massachusetts Act
This act closed the elected assembly and now the appointed governor had all the power. The town meetings were also cancelled.
Due to all the changes some colonists complained but others just went with the flow.
Stamp Act
On March 1765, Parliament passed a bill, intending to raise money from the colonists. So everything printed needed a Royal Stamp. All this meant was that as you paid for the stamps you needed to pay a tax, imposing a direct tax on the colonists.
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