Originally, colonists did not …show more content…
Britain began taxing the Americans with the sugar act. This act was not affecting all Americans but made them think about their position against Britain. Britain also imposed a stamp act which taxed all printed documents. This act affected every American in the colonies. Because of this Americans started to rebel against Britain. Americans felt betrayed and thought Britain was going against their freedom. They felt this way because they had never been taxed before. They brought back all of the Enlightment theories and began to have leaders that protested against these acts. The stamp act was significant because it caused America to say they could not be taxed unless they had representation in the parliament. After these acts came the tea act. The tea act was one of the most significant acts of all because it made the Americans take things seriously. The Boston Tea party was their act against this tax. They dressed up as Indians and threw all tea in the Boston Harbor. Once Britain saw this they decided to take away the acts, but began taxing the colonists by trying indirect taxation. Americans decided to stop buying any product that made them pay taxes, in the end it worked, and Britain stopped taxing this.
After many of the Rebellion and arguments between America and Great Britain, an American writer began to share his idea of fighting for liberty. Thomas Paine, who presented the common sense of purpose, thought it was time