American Colonists Struggles

American colonists were going through daily struggles and government oppression, and we, as modern Americans, can sympathize with them. They strived for justice and freedom in a time where they were not respected by their own higher government. Although by eighteenth century the colonies were already off the ground, so to speak, they still struggled deeply with wars, trade restrictions, nutritional issues and hunger, taxation, and crime which ...
The Seven Years War strained the American colonists, and wars such as this take a heavy toll on the people and classes that mainly support them. Efforts made by colonists in support of wars include sacrifices. Men would be expected to directly participate by serving in the war. Slaves would be worked harder than they already had been in order to supply goods. Women would be left to maintain the household and take care of domestic responsibilities. In addition, a labor shortage was caused by the men's efforts being redirected to the war. This lack of typical, manual labor further increased the strain on the colonial people.
Moreover, trade restrictions were stressful to the colonists. The
Civilian unrest became so high that distributors and inspectors of stamps renounced their positions. After the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament imposed the Revenue Act of 1766 which further reduced the duty on molasses from three pence per gallon to only one penny. Protesting the Tea Act, which followed the Revenue Act by seven years, the Boston Tea Party was held. After the Boston Tea Party and other protests took place, the Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament in 1774. These acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were designed to punish the American colonists. The acts included in the Intolerable Acts were the Boston Port Bill, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the new Quartering Act, and the Quebec