Riot Act

In 1765 The Stamp Act was for people to pay taxes on various paper, documents, and playing cards. The taxes that the people pay for are for the british troops that are stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years War. The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act on people to pay for the British Troops. The British Government did a hard-to-obtain British Sterling rather, than the colonial currency. People who violated the Stamp Act was prosecuted by the Vice-Admiralty Courts. These courts have…

The Stamp Act March 22, 1765, the day the Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament, little did the colonist know that every piece of printed paper they used would be taxed, because of this act. After the 7 Years War, the British Empire was tapped out of money, and was in desperate need to pay the British troops located at the colonies. Since the colonies had British troops defending them, the British thought it was only fair to share the cost. So the British, used the colonist as a…

imposed various laws, such as the Sugar Act, commonly known as the American Revenue Act, to generate revenue. New England colonists were openly opposed to this act because they were worried that the tax on foreign molasses would infringe on the northern rum industry. This act is what initiated colonial rebellion against British Parliament. Due to the lack of revenue generated from the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act was implemented into law, which led to the Declaratory Act, and later…

There was a fundamental difference between Whigs and Tories before and after the Stamp Act took place, there were also similarities between the two before and after. The main reason the Stamp Act had such a big influence on the two political philosophies is because it was the beginning of a major polarization shift of the two idealisms. Being a moderate was becoming less and less legitimate. At this point, both Whigs and Tories cherished English law and liberties, but they understood that…

It all started in the month of March in 1765 in the town of Boston, Massachusetts at the time of when the Stamp Act was in full effect. My name is Ferdinand Taylor I am twelve and the Stamp Act is in a full scale riot. In Boston yesterday the colonists started to burn all the stamps they could find in the streets to protest against the British. A lawyer by the name of James Otis argued that we shouldn’t be taxed from the Parliament because we didn’t get to vote for the Parliament members so we…

The Voting Rights Act relates to the 13th documentary in so many different ways. We are shown in this documentary all of the curl act that has been done recently to African Americans. By seeing different images of unfair treatment towards minorities and the thoughts that candidates of the 2016 presidential election have to say about minorities, shows why it is important for all people to vote. There has been a recent change in the voting rights for citizens who live in Southern states that have…

situation was involving significant changes in the colonial alterations (Countryman, 2003). First of all, via the Sugar Act of the year 1764, the British government made an attempt to regulate trade tightly. Many colonists felt extremely angered by the approach, especially the traders who had gained lots of wealth through the violation of the requirements listed in the old Navigation Acts. Smuggling activities were many at the time, but British took control of it. Secondly, the 1763 Proclamation…

On March 22, 1765 colonists received the horrible news of the tax that needed to be payed to England. The Act was passed on February 17, 1765, but took about a month to reach the colonists. This is how the Stamp Act started. England believed that the colonists owed them for protecting them during the French and Indian war, so they made them pay a tax for all paper products. The colonists thought this was absurd and did not agree that they owed England because they believed that it was their duty…

At the time of the release of this movie, the shooting of Michael Brown after an attempt to assault a police officer and ensuing riots in Ferguson, Missouri had the black community in a frenzy. Police brutality towards blacks seemed to increase. The film would have to avoid political connections to the present day because it would cause conflict and likely offend part of its audience…

If something bad happens to you because of the stamp act I would never forget that day,” said Mom. This is probably what some families thought of because many people were mad, sad, confused, and annoyed. It wasn’t a lot of money for the tax but it was the concept that ticked people off. Just because the Parliament was in debt from 7 year war it caused a lot of people to riot and protest. This was an unconstitutional way of getting money for their economy. The…