The Sugar Act: The Most Important Part Of The Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War officially started in 1775 however the most important parts of the revolution started before 1775. The sugar act of 1764 was issued by the English parliament and the act taxed goods such as sugar and molasses. There were many protests over the sugar act because the act only taxed the colonies; this tax did not apply for Europeans. The sugar act was the birth of revolutionary thoughts among the thirteen colonies. After the first act came many more acts.

The Stamp Act of 1765 stated that all legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets must be stamped with an official stamp of approval from parliament, this cost money. The money would go to British efforts in the Appalachian Mountains where England had more than 10,000 troops. The troops were stationed there to protect the colonies from Native Americans and the French. The Virginia House of Burgesses decided that anyone that supported this act was an enemy of the state. Outrage spread across the colonies and eventually the act was revoked.
The act stated that if a British soldier wanted to sleep and eat at a person's house they must allow him to do so and they must feed and clothe them. The act was Highly Protested and there were many uproars about the act. After the Quartering Act British soldier presence was increasing in Boston and was highly unwelcome.

One fateful afternoon on March fifth 1770 there was a small sentinel of British guards patrolling an area in Boston. When fifty angry colonists began a riot. They threw sticks, stones, and snowballs at the British guards. The soldiers tried pushing them back but failed. The guards open fired and killed three men and wounded eight others two of which would die later from their injuries. The massacre was drawn in a painting called "The Bloody Massacre" by Paul