| Description | British Policy |
| England's relaxed enforcement of its regulations in return for colonial economic loyalty | |
| 50-100% tax on paper goods | |
| Establishes indirect taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported from Britian | |
| Allowed British East India Company to sell tea without being taxed | |
| Authorized British commanders to house soldiers in colonists' private homes and other buildings | |
| Closed the Boston Harbor | |
| This act allowed a Colonist who committed a crime could be put on trial in England or any other colony | |
| Made the members of the government royally appointed rather than elected | |
| Reduced the duty on foreign made molasses in an attempt to reduce the smuggling of molasses | |
| Created to prevent the smuggling of goods | |