The British leaders tried to avoid some of the problems the Stamp act caused .. The colonists wouldn't tolerate as these idiotic taxes .. :I .. As a result .. They got smart and only applied taxes to imported goods,It included the most basic items such as glass, tea, paper, and lead.
This placed a tax on almost all printed material ... Newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and wills, and more. O-o'' .. It convinced colonists that they needed to take action. xP
The act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists. Grenville hoped that the lower tax would convince te colonists to pay the tax instead of smuggling. The act also let officers seize goods from snmugglers without going to court
To make certain that only England benefited from trade with the colonies, Parliament passed a series of laws. These laws directed he flow of goods between England and the Colonies.
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