Causes of the American Revolution Acts

Sugar Act 1764 Put a tax on sugar Cargo and ships could be seized by British

Stamp Act 1765 Put a tax on stamps, newspapers, signed documents, and even playing cards

Quartering Act 1765 Colonists must provide food, drink, and a place to live for British Troops The colonists were even forced to give the British troops their candles

Townshend Acts 1767 Taxed tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint imported from England

Intolerable Acts 1774 Closed the port of Boston until the Colonists paid for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party City was under control of British military