Proclamation Acts, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Act, name them from most influential to least in leading the colonies to revolt.

The Intolerable Act refers to a series of acts passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the colonists of Massachusetts for their participation in the Boston Tea Party. The colony lost the right to self-rule, triggering outrage in the American colonies and becoming one of the major catalysts for the American Revolution in 1776.

The Tea Act of 1773 was an act that authorized duty-free exports of British tea to the American colonies, with taxes being paid by the colonists. Having to pay taxes to the British angered the colonials, who in Massachusetts reacted by boycotting and sabotaging British ships carrying tea and dumping their cargo overboard, in the event known as the Boston Tea Party.

The Stamp Act of 1765 was an act of the British Parliament which forced the American colonies to buy stamped paper manufactured in Britain for all official purposes, which meant paying taxes to the colonial government. The unpopularity of the measure gave birth to the warcry: "no taxation without representation".

The Townshed Acts (1767-1768) were a series of acts intended to raise tax revenue in the colonies. Named after Charles Townshed, who proposed them, they were met with outrage.

The Sugar Act of 1764 put a tax on sugar and other related products on the American colonies, hoping to raise more revenue to cover the hole left in the British budget after the end of the Seven Years War. The Act was very impopular and led to boycotts, which hurt the already ailing British economy.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was an act enacted after the end of the French and Indian War. It banned settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains. It was very controversial, and was later brought up by some disgruntled colonists as a reason for the American Revolution.

The Declaratory Act of 1766 repealed the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, but at the same time, reasserted British control over its American colonies.

The Quartering Act of 1765 was a law that forced the colonies to give quarter to British troops, with all expenses being paid by the hosts. However, it was largely ignored.