Free Port Act
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The Free Port Act was passed in 1766 also in 1766 the Declaratory Act
was passed with the Revenue Act of 1766
and more see list of acts of parliament and the Stamp Act
was repealed with the Sugar act
. The free port act stated that trade could be made with French and Spanish colonies. The free port act was a modified system in use by the French, and Dutch.
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a declaration by the British Parliament in 1766 which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765. The government repealed the Stamp Act because boycotts were hurting British trade and used the declaration to justify the repeal and save face...
was passed with the Revenue Act of 1766
Revenue Act of 1766
The Revenue Act 1766 was an act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in response to objections raised to the Sugar Act 1764. The Revenue Act was passed in conjunction with the Free Port Act 1766....
and more see list of acts of parliament and the Stamp Act
Stamp Act
A stamp act is any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. Those that pay the tax receive an official stamp on their documents, making them legal documents. The taxes raised under a stamp act are called stamp duty. This system of taxation was first devised...
was repealed with the Sugar act
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. The preamble to the act stated: "it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the...
. The free port act stated that trade could be made with French and Spanish colonies. The free port act was a modified system in use by the French, and Dutch.