Revenue Act American Revolution

Extracts from the revenue act 1767 these extracts are from the british parliament s revenue act passed in 1767.

Revenue act american revolution. It is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the revenue of this kingdom. The revenue act of 1767 placed taxes on glass lead painters colors tea and paper. The revenue act passed on june 26 1767 required the payment of duties to the british government at colonial ports on tea wine lead glass paper and paint imported into the colonies. The revenue act of 1767 was one of the five townshend acts that placed new taxes on britain s american colonies and created a strict regime for enforcement.

Revenue act of 1767. On june 26 parliament passed the second act the revenue act of 1767. The sugar act 1764 also known as the american revenue act 1764 or the american duties act was a revenue raising act passed by the parliament of great britain on 5 april 1764. The preamble to the act stated.

This decree placed a tax on glass lead painters colors and paper in addition to giving custom officials wide latitude to enforce the taxes and levy punishments on smugglers. Up to the american revolutionary war 1775 83. Below are some notable events that have shaped modern american taxation. In order to do so custom officials could use a rule already in effect writs of assistance.

Since britain held a monopoly on these products the colonies could not legally buy them from any other country. The american revolution. Whereas it is expedient that a revenue should be raised in your majesty s dominions in america for. 1765 stamp act in its first direct tax on the colonists britain places a tax on all paper including ship s papers court documents advertisements and even playing cards.

This was one of several acts that legislated and implemented the trade duties that became known in america as the townshend duties. The next revenue act was the currency act of 1764 passed on april 19 1764. Aimed almost directly at virginia s attempts to establish its own monetary policy in the 1750s the bill was an attempt to strengthen imperial commercial exchange by extending to the rest of the american colonies an existing ban on new issues of paper currency already in place in new england. For defraying the expenses of defending protecting and securing the same the earlier molasses act 17.

It is just and necessary that a revenue should be raised.