George Washington told his troops, “These are the times, that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis shrink from the service of their country; but he that stand it NOW, deserve the love and thanks of man and woman.” which was a part of The Crisis by Thomas Paine. King George III had just been elected as the new King of Britain and later he elected people to help him, but the entire British government was not bright at all. King George III had to figure out how to keep peace between the Native Americans, and the settlers. He told the Native Americans to stay west of the line he “drew” down the Appalachian Mountains, and the settlers to stay to the east. Unfortunately, the settlers had already been crossing and going to the other side. Everything the British did was costly. Furthermore, they had to add more people to the British army. According to the British government, they had to maintain peace, so they expanded their army to about 7,500 men. Sadly, that was only one of their many problems, too. Britain had to pay a huge debt because of the French and Indian War. However, this was just the beginning of the harsh, British actions.
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The Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and the Intolerable Acts made by the British government, upset and raged the colonists in many ways, which ultimately led and contributed to the revolution in British Colonial America. The Stamp Act, greatly affected the American colonists because of the great tax that was placed on every single piece of paper, that the colonists would buy. This law, created by Prime Minister George Grenville was “An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British Colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same…” (British Parliament.) This meant that newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and basically anything that was paper made, had to have a stamp. The stamp was costly, and many colonists didn’t want to buy paper in general. This law was an attempt to try to tax the colonists, Most loyalists didn’t buy the stamps at all, while the Patriots in Connecticut went extreme. They would bury tax collectors alive until the collector agreed to quit their job. It took months of protests, but finally, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Many colonists were overjoyed and idyllic. In 1765. the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act. The British Parliament said, “His majesty hereby requires the people to house and quarter the officers and soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies; and if there shall not be sufficient room in these barracks, then in such a case the soldiers must be quartered in the homes of people of the colony.” (British Parliament.) This law required colonists to provide basically whatever the British troops needed. This included food, beer, wine, bedding, utensils, and firewood. Providing for British troops was very costly. Many people said that providing for the troops were pointless because the troops took up space, costed them a lot to pay, and in return, did nothing to help. In New York, their assembly refused to host the troops, which outraged the British government. The British government decided that their New York assembly couldn’t meet unless they obeyed the Quartering Act. Of course, the colonists wouldn't accept. They knew this law was basically another attempt to tax them. At this point, both the British government and the colonists were upset at each other. In 1744, the Intolerable Acts were another set of laws that were passed by the British Parliament, …show more content…
British taxation on the colonies angered the colonists. They would fight back and protest rather than pay the British. Every British attempt to control the colonists was met with resistance. The Intolerable acts led to people hiding from the British and the gathering of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. The Boston Tea Party was another uprising caused by the British imposing their will upon the colonists. In the end, the colonists decided to rebel rather than obey the British, leading to the Revolutionary
The Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and the Intolerable Acts made by the British government, upset and raged the colonists in many ways, which ultimately led and contributed to the revolution in British Colonial America. The Stamp Act, greatly affected the American colonists because of the great tax that was placed on every single piece of paper, that the colonists would buy. This law, created by Prime Minister George Grenville was “An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British Colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same…” (British Parliament.) This meant that newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and basically anything that was paper made, had to have a stamp. The stamp was costly, and many colonists didn’t want to buy paper in general. This law was an attempt to try to tax the colonists, Most loyalists didn’t buy the stamps at all, while the Patriots in Connecticut went extreme. They would bury tax collectors alive until the collector agreed to quit their job. It took months of protests, but finally, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Many colonists were overjoyed and idyllic. In 1765. the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act. The British Parliament said, “His majesty hereby requires the people to house and quarter the officers and soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies; and if there shall not be sufficient room in these barracks, then in such a case the soldiers must be quartered in the homes of people of the colony.” (British Parliament.) This law required colonists to provide basically whatever the British troops needed. This included food, beer, wine, bedding, utensils, and firewood. Providing for British troops was very costly. Many people said that providing for the troops were pointless because the troops took up space, costed them a lot to pay, and in return, did nothing to help. In New York, their assembly refused to host the troops, which outraged the British government. The British government decided that their New York assembly couldn’t meet unless they obeyed the Quartering Act. Of course, the colonists wouldn't accept. They knew this law was basically another attempt to tax them. At this point, both the British government and the colonists were upset at each other. In 1744, the Intolerable Acts were another set of laws that were passed by the British Parliament, …show more content…
British taxation on the colonies angered the colonists. They would fight back and protest rather than pay the British. Every British attempt to control the colonists was met with resistance. The Intolerable acts led to people hiding from the British and the gathering of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. The Boston Tea Party was another uprising caused by the British imposing their will upon the colonists. In the end, the colonists decided to rebel rather than obey the British, leading to the Revolutionary