Great Britain imposed several acts during the middle of the 1760s that angered the colonists, including the Sugar Act of 1764. The Sugar Act lowered the tax on sugar imported from the West Indies. Making it cheaper to pay the tax then to smuggle the sugar in. A Currency act was also implemented during 1764 that banned the creation of paper bills in North America. The British feared that these currencies would devalue their own currency Great Britain’s Parliament also passed the Quartering Act in 1765. This act forced colonists to house and feed any soldiers that didn’t return back to Great Britain if there wasn’t enough room for them at military barracks. 1500 British Troops arrived in New York City in 1766. New York refused to comply with the Quartering Act and did not supply troops with housing. (64)…
parliament thought that they had the right to tax the American colonies. “The Sugar Act was an extension of the Molasses Act (1733), which was set to expire in 1763”. In 1756-1763 Great Britain had a 7 year war with France and after the war ended Great Britain had high war debts so they started taxing the colonies. The American colonies got upset about the extremely high taxes so they revolted against Great Britain.…
In the 1760s the British passed some laws and taxes to help repay war debts from the French and Indian War. In spite of this the Americans took action against Britain. The taxation without representation and the acts England passed on the colonists caused them to demand independence from England. The taxes such as the stamp act and tea act made the Americans furious to the point where they fought back against Britain.…
The British pushed their colonists to the limit by creating policies that the people did not agree with, which resulted in the colonists rebelling. The Quartering Act of 1765, gave the soldiers permission to take shelter and supplies anywhere in the colonies. The people stated that it was unfair that they weren’t told about this change and that they couldn’t even argue about it. The British were still struggling after passing the policy. Thus, the Townshend Acts in 1767 stated that it placed import duty on items such as glass, paper, tea, and paint. They hoped that it would shorten the number of smuggled goods and increase the money amount. But soon after the British were not taxing enough so the Townshend Acts were repealed. But they didn’t…
Many acts were forcefully imposed on the colonists. With these acts came the taxes and all of the colonists were unapprovingly forced to pay the taxes completely (Doc C). The Quartering Act required the colonists to provide meals and shelter for the unneeded Red Coats, who supposedly were there to “protect” the frontier. This angered the colonists because they barely had enough money to provide for their families. The Tea Act was another act that angered the colonists because they were being taxed on tea. This anger led to the Boston Tea Party, which was when many pounds of tea were thrown in the Boston Harbor as a protest to the taxation. The mercantilistic system also infuriated most colonists because their economy became restricted. Britain prohibited America from trading with any other country, other than them. From 1763 to 1775, Britain and America traded millions of pounds with each other (Doc B). The colonists wanted goods from other countries, but they were only allowed to reach them through Britain and…
In the pre-Revolutionary era, outrage was rampant throughout the colonies, as the British, seeking to correct their debts from the costly French and Indian War, decided to make good on direct taxation in the colonies, thus monopolizing the trade industry, and eventually, vying for total control of the American colonies. Starting with the Sugar Act of 1764, a simple, direct tax on sugar products, Britain’s power-seeking would eventually make way for loss of economic competition, political corruption, and forceful militarized occupation, which were…
Parliament passed the Currency Act of 1764 which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency; which made it more difficult for colonists to pay their debt. Right after the Currency Act was passed the Stamped Acts was passed and colonists had to pay for stamps to send legal documents and other goods. Many colonists quickly protested these taxes arguing that they represented an internal tax, or a tax against property, which they deemed unconstitutional because they were not represented in Parliament. Also the Sugar Act was passed which required you to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. These colonists believed constitutionally that Parliament could legislate these external taxes because they did not directly tax their property but could not legislate internal taxes.…
After the French and Indian War, the colonies were nearly governing themselves, and they ensured virtual representation on parliament. In order to regain control of the colonies Britain passed the Declaratory Act of 1766 which mainly stated that the British government still controls the colonies. To guarantee total control, Britain sent 3000 troops to the colonies to end the boycotts and riots, and to furthermore clarify that Britain is the ruler. Additional acts like the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act were instituted to provide Britain with additional revenues. The Stamp Act placed a strict tax on newspapers and legal documents while the Sugar Act placed an imbalanced tax on molasses that provided relief for the East India Company. During the course of this time Britain was more involved in the war and they lost sight of the colonies. After the war Britain was in enormous debt, and went after the colonies for revenue. Numerous acts were placed on the colonies to not only gain back money, but to regain control.…
Elise Larsen Ms. Gibson History 8-5 15 December 2017 The Inevitable War Was the American Revolutionary War inevitable? To illustrate this are three reasons explain why it is. For instance, the acts and taxes King George III passed is something that was a huge problem. The battles and conflicts are also evidence.…
Any goods that were imported by Britain were heavily taxed. At the end of war, Britain was in heavy debt. This showed as a good idea for the king to start taxing the colonies to get his money back. From tea and sugar to molasses, the prices were almost unbearable. The colonies decided that these taxes were just very unreasonable and not fair. The unfairness of these taxes didn’t just come with how expensive the tax was, but how the tax was expected to be paid. The king of Britain demanded that the colonists not pay in their paper currency. This is intolerable because as their own country, they have their own currency and shouldn’t be expected to pay with Britain’s currency. The colonists decided to boycott the British goods. This was a huge act of patriotism for the colonists because they defended themselves while Britain tried to take advantage of them.…
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain wanted to control expansion into the western territories and wanted the colonists to pay taxes to get out of their war debt. The King issued the Proclamation of 1763 which denied the settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. And now since the king was in debt, he and the Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to impose several kinds of taxes onto the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. These taxes included the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, and The Intolerable Acts.…
The American Revolution could of been avoided in many ways. Great Britain was the main problem for this event. Though, some historians believed the revolution should not of happened. The Revolutionary leaders we think of during that time were different than we interpreted. The Revolutionary leaders could of not give any care about independence.…
The American colonists were in fact justified to fight a war to break away from great Britain. The colonists had full right and freedom to escape English control. Despite many diplomatic pleads from the American colonists, Britain ignored them; thus making rebellion the only option for the American colonists as the treatment from the British was unnecessarily petty and unfair. The British parliament and King, George III believed they had the right to demand the colonists to pay tax in order to pay back British war debts caused by the French and Indian war. This was the Quartering act in the year 1765, however, a large majority of the colonists did not agree with paying taxes to Great Britain as the law was passed by the British king and parliament…
However, the French and Indian War had put Britain under an insurmountable pile of debt. To pay for the war’s debt Britain gave up their policy of salutary neglect, and began to excessively tax the colonies. The Sugar Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765 ridiculously taxed colonists, who quickly became violent and rebellious. They colonists believed the British were encroaching on their constitutional rights. In the Boston Tea Party in 1773, colonists disguised as Indians threw almost a million dollars worth of tea into Boston harbor.…
The American Revolution was sparked by a myriad of causes. These causes in themselves could not have sparked such a massive rebellion in the nation, but as the problems of the colonies cumulated, their collective impact spilt over and the American Revolution ensued. Many say that this war could have been easily avoided and was poorly handled by both sides, British and American; but as one will see, the frame of thought of the colonists was poorly suited to accept British measures which sought to "overstep" it's power in the Americas. Because of this mindset, colonists developed a deep resentment of British rule and policies; and as events culminated, there was no means to avoid revolution and no way to turn back.…