The Riots: The Stamp Act

Deep in the home of colonist, a riot was forming. It is March 23, 1765, just one day since colonist received the treacherous news, of what they thought to be a horrendous, tax they would be forced to pay. Just as things started to calm down from the French and Indian war, that took place on colonist land, the stamp act was thrown upon them. The Stamp Act was an act passed by the King of England, to help pay for their unwanted services in the recent war. When the king had heard about the ongoing war, he immediately sent soldiers to protect the colonist. The king, believing his services should be greater valued. The tax was to pay for their gracious action. Colonist were furious, when receiving news of the Stamp Act. The days following …show more content…
He started to take rule of colonist land. He was power hungry. He began to implement unwanted, unneeded laws on the colonist. By the time the king came and tried to take the power of the colonies, colonist had been surviving, and making their own laws for many decades. Their government was well rounded and ran smoothly. The King came in like a bull in a china shop. He sent the colonies into a full rampage. This only fueled the colonist anger. It made a great impact in the way colonist would handle this situation and what later actions they would take. It made them despise the king even …show more content…
For so long colonist had gone on living, the same way for years. There was little change or excitement in their lives. First off, their daily routines and lives were struck with shock when first receiving the news. Colonist were so confused, worried, stressed and angry that they could not possibly go on knowing about this catastrophe. This was not the only thing that affected them either. They then had to worry about how much they thought they would have to pay. How this might affect how they live. How they would buy food and needed items if all their hard earned money went to the king. The Stamp Act just made the colonist life ten times harder, when they had no extra money to be forking over. When the riot broke out, it really shook up the colonist, now they had the burning of houses and fights going on, right there in front of them. The colonist that had chosen to ignore it and let it all fall out into place, were now waking up, as they realized how big this actually was. They realized there is something they can do about it. Many still worried about how the king might react to the colonist actions. Knowing the king was so much stronger and more power could be a scary thing. The colonist were unprepared for war and would not stand a chance at that particular moment. This had a large impact on them because the stress levels were rising. That is never a good