Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain

then there was Great Britain which was the mother country. There was a debate between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies on whether or not Great Britain's Parliament could make laws for the thirteen colonies. Great Britain believes without any further questions that they should be able to do so. The thirteen colonies know that they belong to Great Britain. They weren't really trying to make such a dispute out of the whole situation. "We all think ourselves happy under Great Britain".…

the 1700s turned the colonists against Great Britain’s Government. Some believed in freedom and that they should be self-governed, they were called Patriots. Others didn’t want to break away from Britain and remained British citizens. These people were called Loyalists. The French and Indian War was a fought between France and the Colonists. With the help of the Iroquois Indians, France was on the winning side in conquering the colonies. But when Great Britain entered the war, the end result…

body should run. After the French and Indian War, British parliament heightened control over the colonies, which clashed with the independent colonial operations across the Atlantic. While parliament’s original intent for legislation was to help pay the war debt, the increased resistance from the colonies created…

colonists who lived in the thirteen colonies known as America mainly originated from England and thought of themselves to be loyal to the British Empire. However the continental congress formed acts which in return questioned the British authority, after the French and Indian war the British parliament began to increase taxation policies. Consequently, between the time period of 1705 to 1776 colonists dramatically moved away from being a loyalist(those loyal to England) to develop a new…

cider riots of 1763. When the British Parliament tried to pass tax acts in Great Britain, citizens grew hostile and the acts were unsuccessful. Instead, the British turned to the colonies, placing multiple tax acts on them to help pay for the war. At first, these taxes that were implemented were not too serious because items like sugar were not widely used by the colonists. However, they still protested against it and the King repealed it. Then, the Stamp Act was passed in 1765 and this affected…

Currency Acts of 1751 and 1764 While researching the Currency Acts of 1751 and 1764, it was discovered that they played a big role in the cause of the American Revolution. These Acts kept the colonists from using paper money as a way to pay debts and as legal tender, which made the American colonists confused and angry. The combination of those Acts and tax acts, such as the Sugar and Stamp Act, were leading factors that caused the colonists to start the Revolution. The Currency Act of 1751 did…

Quebec Act of 1774.The Quebec Act was a part of The Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts), which were a response to The Boston Tea Party. Great Britain wanted to retaliate against American colonists in Massachusetts because England had unfairly taxed tea, and the colonists were upset and dumped the tea into the Boston harbor. Great Britain sought to punish Massachusetts, so it would serve as a warning to the other twelve colonies to not cause chaos. The Quebec Act was passed by the parliament of…

plenty of good reasons to up and split from the monarchy of Great Britain. Considering the factors of the harsh French Indian War, the strict enforcement of British soldiers and the many acts that had been issued, it’s hard to say that declaring independence wasn’t inevitable. Animosity grew between Great Britain and the American Colonists, and soon the colonist realized that their way of life was in jeopardy. Angered by the way Parliament took advantage time and time again, the mere thirteen…

‘argument was they refused to agree with the tea tax. However, Parliament had refused to listen to the colonists as well and created laws which were called Intolerable Acts. These Intolerable Acts triggered down to Georgia, especially in Savannah where merchants were affected by the tax issues. The first party to go against the rule of the British was Whigs. The decided to protest the Intolerable Act and was against the Parliament of taxing…

being with the Britain when winning the war. They thought Britain would treat them like family and part of the British empire, but that didn’t happen. The war put Britain in more debt than before that they could not pay for and since they won more land, they need to protect these lands from Indians and other people who want the land. So to generate revenue British decided to make the colonists pay taxes on certain items since a lot of the colonists do not pay any taxes to Britain at all.…