Intolerable Acts

keep peace and unity throughout the new colonies, the government only seemed to make things worse by creating many new laws and acts. The colonists were distressed about the new acts and decided to take matters into their own hands by rebelling in many different ways. The Sugar Act came after the Sugar and Molasses Act and was made to lessen the tax on molasses. This act did not only include sugar, but also coffee, different wines, and many other foreign goods. “The effect of this was that is…

about the tax. The time period of events leading up to the war took place from 1764-1775 and is known as the “resistance movement”. The Intolerable Acts started off with the Stamp Act of 1765 (Gilje). This act required a stamp to be placed on all paper goods from newsprints to legal documents. The people of the colonies began refusing to buy the stamps and the act was later removed only to be replaced by more. The colonist would again refuse and rebel to any tax that was placed on them.…

for the troops to go back and fight the colonists. Stamp Act Congress 1765 The Stamp Act Congress meet in New York to say how they wanted to have a say in Parliament and how they disagreed with the taxes against them. They wanted their rights and to be able to have a say in government. The British would not accept that and further more got the colonist angrier and wanting to fight for their freedom. Declaratory Act 1766 The Declaratory Act basically said that British parliament had power to…

Introduction During the American Revolution and in the years leading up to the war, thousands of colonists in the royal colonies fought back against the injustice of Great Britain, this eventually led to the fight for independence. From the beginning of the war the colonists looked at the French for assistance and the French did secretly help the colonists by sending hundreds of thousands of guns, ammos, and clothing for the soldiers. Initially, the French didn’t want to intervene in the war…

The Stamp Act, passed in 1765, was the first British Act enacted that directly affected the colonists. This act placed a mandate on all paper goods. Colonists were required to buy and place stamps on all paper products including playing cards, wills, and contracts. Since this was affecting the colonists directly, their response was notable. Sam Adams, a colonial rebel, formed a group called Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty rebelled against British policies, fought taxation and protected the…

also be known as the Coercive Acts. Later a fifth measure is added called the Quebec Act. They mainly penalized the rebellious Boston for their tantrum; The Boston Tea Party which was a boycott of British goods and legislation over the colonies largely led by the Sons of Liberty. Colonists participated because the taxes angered them, but Parliament made sure to give them the Intolerable Acts that came with all new anger. One of the measures, called the Quartering Act, took privacy away from the…

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