What was once know as the British Empire would soon become two separate countries as a result of the tension created by different documents that taxed the colonists such as the sugar, stamp, Townsend duties tea and intolerable acts that served for the British’s main concern; money. As numerous attempts were made by British to also get the colonists to pay taxes, the colonists became furious as acts continued to be repealed and replaced by harsher acts. While the two sides continued to have differences of what was considered “fair”, the inability to settle these issues would create the battle known as the American Revolution.
The focus on money began after the French and Indian war otherwise known as the Seven Year which occurred around the 1750’s and 1760’s. As a result of the war Britain gained new territory, but also created a massive debt that Britain would expect for the British along with the colonies to pay. The first tax the Britain imposed on the colonists was the sugar act of 1764. This act became identified as an issue especially …show more content…
Britain continued to see that the colonists paying taxes would only make things fair and lower the financial burden, so they developed a second act passed by parliament. The second act passed by parliament was the stamp act of 1765. The stamp act became bigger that the sugar act of 1764, as every piece of paper required a stamp that you would receive from a collector. As a form of rebellion, colonists took their anger out on the collector sometimes verbally and physically attacking them and their homes. As another form of rebellion, colonists refused to pay the taxes that they were given. While the colonists, developed new ways to make Britain stop imposing high taxes on the them, the British found new ways to make the colonists have to pay
The focus on money began after the French and Indian war otherwise known as the Seven Year which occurred around the 1750’s and 1760’s. As a result of the war Britain gained new territory, but also created a massive debt that Britain would expect for the British along with the colonies to pay. The first tax the Britain imposed on the colonists was the sugar act of 1764. This act became identified as an issue especially …show more content…
Britain continued to see that the colonists paying taxes would only make things fair and lower the financial burden, so they developed a second act passed by parliament. The second act passed by parliament was the stamp act of 1765. The stamp act became bigger that the sugar act of 1764, as every piece of paper required a stamp that you would receive from a collector. As a form of rebellion, colonists took their anger out on the collector sometimes verbally and physically attacking them and their homes. As another form of rebellion, colonists refused to pay the taxes that they were given. While the colonists, developed new ways to make Britain stop imposing high taxes on the them, the British found new ways to make the colonists have to pay