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An 'Act' is another word for a Law. The British Parliament (government) passed the Acts listed below to...

An 'Act' is another word for a Law. The British Parliament (government) passed the Acts listed below to their descriptions on the right.
Declaratory Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Revenue Act
Tea Act

Answer

  1. Declaratory Act: The Colonists were dependent on the King & all laws passed in the colonies had no effect.
  2. Quartering Act: Forced colonists to let British troops live in their houses.
  3. Townshend Revenue Act: Taxes on things that the colonists could not make themselves, such as paint, glass, paper, lead, & tea; also allowed the British government to search & seize items that colonists had not paid taxes on.
  4. Tea Act: Only British tea was allowed to be imported to the colonies.

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