| A | B |
| Navigation Acts | said that crops like sugar, tobacco, corn and indigo could only be sent from America to England or other British colonies. |
| Writs of Assistance | were general search warrants allowing British officials to search for smuggled items that violated the law. |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | made settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains illegal. |
| Sugar Act | taxed goods coming into the colonies from the Caribbean (like sugar). |
| Currency Act | made it illegal for the colonies to print their own money. |
| Stamp Act | placed a tax on official documents, newspapers, pamphlets and all other printed materials. |
| Townshend Acts | taxed lead, paper, tea, glass and other goods coming into the colonies. If you were accused of smuggling goods, you had no trail by jury. |
| Boston Port Bill | closed the port of Boston to trade. |
| Quartering Act | required Massachusetts colonists to house & feed Redcoats. |
| Massachusetts Government Act | made town meetings |
| Coercive Acts | The Boston Port Bill, Quartering Act, & MA Gov't Act. |
| Intolerable Acts | Another name for the Coercive Acts. |