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Through the
Intolerable
Acts
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first direct British tax on
American colonists instituted to pay the huge war
debt that great Britain had incurred after the
French and Indian War.
What did the Act Say?
• Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and
legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal,
on it.
How did this effect the colonists?
The Stamp cost a lot of money and the colonists didn't
think they should have to pay for something they had
been doing for free for many years
Why was this important?
• When the colonists complained to Great Britain they
responded by saying that British Government was
superior to the colonists and they colonists had to do
what they were told. This made the colonists even
more angry and they decided to form the Sons of
Liberty in response to this Act.
Georgia
Connection
United Georgians
together and
divided them
between Loyalists
those who
supported the King
and the Patriots
those who sided
with the colonist
view.
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was imposed by
British Parliament after the
Stamp Act
What did the Act Say?
• The Sugar Act put a three-cent tax on foreign
refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee,
indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned
importation of rum and French wines.
How did this effect the colonists?
The Sugar Act was designed to raise revenue and
only affected the merchants who sold the goods.
Why was this important?
• taxes were enacted (or raised) without the
consent of the colonists. This was one of the
first instances in which colonists wanted a say
in how much they were taxed.
Georgia
Connection
•Raised the
price of sugar
and indigo an
export of the
Georgia colony.
Navigation Act 1763
What did the Act Say?
• Colonialist could only use British
vessels to ship good from Americus to
other parts of the world.
How did this effect the colonists?
• Colonialists who traded with other
countries could no longer trade.
Why was this important?
• Goods could only be bought from
Britain and were taxed.
• Goods could only be shipped using
British vessels and there was a tax.
Georgia
Connection
•This act was
not a problem
for Georgia
because all of
its goods were
shipped to
England.
The Townsend Acts 1767
What did the Act Say?
• Townsend drew up new taxes on imports
for tea, lead, paper, glass, paint and said
that Americans could receive only get these
products from Britain.
How did this effect the colonists?
To help make the colonists followed the new
rules, he moved his headquarters to Boston and
made all the British Soldiers who were in the
frontier move to places with a large populations.
He also brought over more British troops from
England to carry out the orders of Parliament.
Why was this important?
• When the colonists complained, parliament
took back all taxes except for the tax on tea. .
Georgia
Connection
•This act was
not a problem
for Georgia
because it was
enforced in the
northern
colonies.
The Quartering Act
What did the Act Say?
• The act permitted the British army to
quarter its troops in civilian
households.
How did this effect the colonists?
This act forced local colonial authorities
to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel,
and transportation to British forces
stationed in their towns or villages for
free.
Why was this important?
• The colonists felt this act was unfair and
went against their natural rights. They
began to fear the power of Great Britain
Georgia
Connection
•This act was
not a problem
for Georgia
because it was
enforced in the
northern
colonies.
Georgia Connection
Based on the
information you
have learned about
each of the
Intolerable Acts
should Georgia
become involved if
a war breaks out in
the colonies?