Economic Restrictions Of The Colonists Prior To The American Revolution

The colonists under the reign of the King George the third, had suffered through multiple cruel measures that caused the colonists to suffer economically due to the restrictions placed on the colonies. The colonists revolted because of the different social, economic, and political restrictions that were put in place while they were controlled by the British. Britain's greatest debt from the several wars that they fought in affected the colonies since they were the ones who had to pay for the service of protection the British gave. The intolerable acts were apart of a series of acts that have been prompted on the colonies and was the last ticking points for the colonists prior to a revolution. To a certain extent economic restriction was a factor in the revolt such as increased taxation but was not the main reason as to why colonists revolted against the King but …show more content…
The costs of the war and protecting the colonies was implemented into the stamp tax which taxed anything printed on to paper. Colonists scraped by with the amount of tax they were paying to Britain for war costs which fueled their anger towards their mother country, which restricted them from advancing economically. The tension between the British soldiers and colonists was high while times between the two were intense. The amount of money they were paying to Britain limited their time to further advance themselves economically. The threats from Parliament after acts of disobedience and numerous measures that restricted the colonists, were serious in an attempt to control the