Acts Imposed by
Name: ______________________ Date: _________________
Sugar Act
What year the Sugar Act passed:
Reason the Act passed:
Reaction from the colonists:
Stamp Act
What year the Stamp Act passed:
Reason the Act passed:
Reaction from the colonists:
Townshend Acts
What year the Townshend Acts passed:
Reason the Act passed:
Reaction from the colonists:
Tea Act
What year the Tea Act passed:
Reason the Act passed:
Reaction from the colonists:
Sugar Act
Acts Imposed by England
Year passed: 1764
Reason passed: tax sugar used by colonists
Stamp Act
Year passed: 1765
Reason passed: Colonists would be taxed every time they bought a newspaper or pamphlet, or
signed a legal document.
Reaction from the colonists: The Sons of Liberty organized protests and wrote newspaper articles.
Townshend Acts
Year passed: 1767
Reason passed: Colonists would be taxed on tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint imported from
England.
Reaction from the colonists: Colonists boycotted those items, and the Daughters of Liberty
supported the boycott.
Tea Act
Year passed: 1773
Reason passed: to keep the tax on tea
Reaction from the colonists: The colonists had the Boston Tea Party where they dumped the tea
into the harbor.