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The Stamp Act was a law that was passed by the British Parliament on May 22, 1765. It was required for every American colonist to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Some examples of printed paper that would be taxed could be ship’s papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and even playing cards. The money that was being collected from the taxes was used to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian Wars and for protecting the American Frontier near the Appalachian…

and 1777. This was the period where the colonies distrust in the crown reached its maximum point. It started with the Stamp Act which was imposed by the Parliament and Prime Minister in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian war. This act made it so all official documents such as newspapers, books, obituaries and anything else that needed to be done on paper had to have a stamp from England, which was taxed. It wasn’t the tax itself that angered the colonist, it was the fact that they were…

What the Stamp Act did in 1765 What would you do if all your countries money was gone in the war? Well in the case, that’s what happen to the British during the French and Indian War or also known as the Seven Years Wars. The high cost of the war led to taxes being implemented to the colonist to repay the debt. Series of acts were passed “taxation without representation” to help tax for a flow of money to the motherland. The act that made the colonist very angry the most was the, Stamp Act.…

The most notable were the Sugar, Stamp and Townshend act which help lead to the Boston massacre after that Tea and Coercive acts which all lead to the actions taken by the colonist. The Sugar Act of 1764 lowered duties on French Molasses but raised the fine for smuggling of it. It also…

Since the French and Indian War had just happened, Britain was in a lot of debt, so they decided to exploit the American Colonies so they could create greater revenue to pay off the debt and regain economic stability. The debt was so huge that it made the British government fall apart, thus it lead to conflicts that ultimately caused the Revolutionary war (Kindig, 1995). The British government decided to impose a series of taxes or navigation acts on the colonists to pay off the debt (Radojini;…

were to be stationed on the American frontier for this purpose (Santayana, 2015). It required the coloniests to pay a tax stamps on every piece of printed paper they used, including licenses, newspaper, playing cards, legal documents, almanacs, and other publications. Failure to do this resulted in facing juryless trials in the vice-admiralty courts. The colonists viewed The Stamp Act as a direct attempt of Great Britain to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial…

The American Revolution was undoubtedly one of the best examples in American history to show the ability of a nation’s people grouping up together to rise and defeat an insufficient government. When a government, like the British at time, fails to care for its people and take advantage of them, colonists will become impatient and anxious for their rights. At the time, without a doubt, the American Revolution was flared by a chain of events in the colonies. One of the most damaging events was the…

John Adams, in a letter to William Cushing explains that, “Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations” (Adams 1776). Adams speaks true, our colonies are in the midst of a revolution, but prior to this we colonists have lived a rather simple life, having the protection…

The build up to the American Revolution was a very slow spiraling process. However, after the Stamp Act the spiral was propelled at a much faster rate. Not only was the idea of revolution advanced, changes in national ideology were alerted along with more violent methods boycotting and rioting, eventually leading to full blown warfare. While new acts and regulations were introduced by Parliament, local populations along with national populations were unified by polices that were modular amongst…

England had over their commerce. This manifested in heavy taxation. Great Britain was in deep debt following the Seven Years’ War and saw the colonies as an emergency piggy bank to draw from. Some of the acts passed to tax the colonies included the Stamp Acts, Townshend Acts of 1767, and the Tea Acts. Another influence that drove the colonies to revolution was changing ideas concerning political philosophy. Colonial thinkers such as Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were…