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- 1 What were the acts passed by the British Parliament?
- 2 What was the name of the laws the British passed to restrict colonial trade What was its purpose?
- 3 What two laws were passed by the British to restrict colonial trade?
- 4 Why did the British pass laws in 1763?
- 5 How did the Currency Act affect the colonies?
- 6 Why did the British pass the Currency Act?
What were the acts passed by the British Parliament?
The Intolerable Acts were five acts passed by the British Parliament against the American colonists in 1774: Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.
What was the name of the laws the British passed to restrict colonial trade What was its purpose?
The Navigation Acts (1651, 1660) were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
What two laws were passed by the British to restrict colonial trade?
What was the first law passed by the British Parliament to control the American colonies?
Sugar Act
Sugar Act. Parliament, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money for the Crown.
How did British laws affect the American colonies?
The war ended with Britain triumphant but heavily in debt. Since the war benefited the many American colonists from England, the British government reasoned colonists should help pay for it. Laws passed between 1763 and 1775 regulated trade in the colonies and imposed new taxes to refill British coffers.
Why did the British pass laws in 1763?
Since the war benefited the many American colonists from England, the British government reasoned colonists should help pay for it. Laws passed between 1763 and 1775 regulated trade in the colonies and imposed new taxes to refill British coffers.
How did the Currency Act affect the colonies?
In 1764, Parliament passed the Currency Act, which prohibited the colonies from making their own currency. As a result, colonists were left with worthless money. Following this law, Prime Minister George Grenville had a new measure passed with stricter enforcement of taxes on sugar and other non-British goods shipped to the colonies.
Why did the British pass the Currency Act?
With Great Britain in debt and the country in recession, British merchants pressed for money owed to them by colonists – and they wanted British pounds, not colonial currency of questionable exchange value. In 1764, Parliament passed the Currency Act, which prohibited the colonies from making their own currency.