In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the British Parliament passed many acts that prompted a variety of responses from the colonists. Due to the costly Seven Years’ War Britain fought with France, they had debt to pay and naturally looked to their colonies to help relieve the cost burden, especially because the results benefited them. In mild cases, the colonists protested, grumbled, and didn’t do much more. However, as these acts progressively got more invasive and affected the colonists more directly, their responses grew to involve more violence, massive riots, and boycotting of goods. The Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, and the Coercive Acts passed by Parliament between 1765 and 1774, highlight the varying extent of colonial…