Essay On Why Did The British Colonies Have On The American Colonies

In 1765 the British Parliament began the battle that would soon escalate into something much bigger than England and the Amercian Colonist combined. It all began on March 22, 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The act included a tax on every piece of printed paper.These include birth certificates, legal documents, newspapers, licenses, even playing cards. During the time of the Stamp Act, the parliament was going through a difficult time with war debt. They were just coming out of the French and Indian War. (1754-1763) England was currently struggling all around so they proposed to have the Stamp Act against the American Colonies. The colonies were very hesitant only because their standards bothered them. The prices of the stamps were not the main topic of controversy for the American Colonies. “No taxation without representation” was a very common chant during protest. This is equivalent to “Black lives matter,” and how during certain protest people chant this to be heard. Soon after the act was shut down England and the colonies did have more disagreements and argument, which lead
England was very upset by this, and found a “loop hole” by saying the colonies were still under the rule of the king. The colonist did not agree with this because they left to be free of his rule. The British Parliament was the way England controlled everything at the time of the Stamp Act. Although the major controversy the Stamp Act was never fully put into effect. Colonist refused to pay the taxes because the thought the act was pointless. In order to discuss the act they met in the Federal Hill building in New York City. When the colonies said no to the act the Parliament was quite shocked. This was the very first time the colonies have ever struck againist the British Parliament. They also want to begin protesting against the