This act ultimately replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, which was widely ignored. This new act reduced the taxes on the Molasses that came through from 6 pence per gallon to 3 pence a gallon. Many American feared this would interfere with their distilling industry, many Americans decided to still go against British rule and not obey.

Parliament was able to pass this act which forced the colonies to provide barracks and food to the British troops. This also allowed the British to enforce violations of the Stamp Act.

This sparked the first great imperial crisis. It was a tax meant to cover part of the cost of keeping British troops in America. It taxed all printed items. Americans demanded representation in their mother country but were denied. Said by Benjamin Franklin: "If you chuse to tax us, give us Members in your Legislature, and let us be one People." All Brits except one argued that Benjamins ideas were to radical.

This was brought to attention by Charles Townshend. This put taxes on paper, paint, glass, and tea and it was expected to raise 40,000 a year.

A boycott with the Boston and New York of British goods. This came after the Massachusetts assembly condemned the Townshend Act. Colonists began to discouraged the purchase of foreign goods and promoted the domestic manufacture of goods.

Colonists had the mindset of expanding, not just expand South or North but West. Many people wanted to go Westward of the Appalachian mountains. Although there were several disputes about this, in 1770 the Ohio Indians, Shawnees invited hundreds of Indian leaders to gather at the town of Chillicothe on the Scioto River. There they opposed any further expansion. On top of that, the British did not appreciate it either, they were adamant on no expansion.

The British troops had been stationed in Boston and numbered 10 percent of the local population. On this night nine British redcoats fired into the crowd killing five townspeople. The troops were fired but the colonist used this as a conspiracy to help rally sentiment against imperial power.

This act provided financial relief for the East India Company. The company was in debt and had a surplus of tea so the government gave them a pass to sell for cheaper. Many colonists began to think that Britain was just bribing and it was a public humilation to give in to the opposition of British tea.

Colonists wanted to foil Governor Hutchinson's plan of receiving the tea. Laborers disguised themselves and boarded three ships, broke open 342 chests of tea and threw them into the harbor. This lead to many new laws and concessions and ultimately the imperial thrown forcing submission down on the colonist.

A group of fifty-one women from North Carolina, led by Penelope Barker created a local association to support a boycott of British goods. This was one of the first female political associations in North America. It was supported by the colonists but heavily ridiculed in Britain.