In 1753 after the war, England’s national debt was at its highest.
The government officials placed a higher tax on land in America which only affected the
wealthier colonists. Then to get money from the poor colonists they placed a
taxes on beer, tobacco, sugar, and wine. Which was known as the Sugar Act of 1764.
The act taxed many goods like molasses, sugar, coffee, wine, textiles, and dye.
One of the most important products was molasses which was the main ingredient in
making rum. This directly affected the colonists with the rise in price of
goods. Another new tax imposed by the government was the Stamp Act of 1765. The
new tax was supposed to be used to support the British troops in America. The
act would require proof of the tax being paid on printed newspapers, land
titles, court documents, and other printed items with a stamp on them. After
that the American colonists were angered once again because they were being
taxed on goods without being represented in parliament. Delegates then had
meetings to protest the loss of American rights and liberties. The colonists
wanted to be able to elect their representatives who would be taxing them. They
started with peaceful protests by boycotting and resisting the British goods.
Soon the peaceful protestors turned into violent mobs of people after the Stamp
Act was passed November 1, 1765. Protestors in Boston wanted the collectors to
resign their positions. So on August 4, 1765 they burned a rough model of a
particular man by the name of Andrew Oliver who was a local tax collector. They
then destroyed his new brick warehouse. These protestors were being led by the
Sons of Liberty who were John Hancock, Samuel Adams and John Adams. They had to
remain a secret group because most of their actions in protest were punishable
by the law. On November 5 the Sons of Liberty met at a local tavern to plan
their attack on the stamp act taxers. They started putting up effigies of tax
collectors with their name on them as a sign that if they did keep collecting
taxes from the colonists they would be killed. The protestors also started
tarring and feathering some tax collectors in hopes of stopping the rest of
them. Soon after destroying Andrew Oliver’s warehouse, they attacked the house
of lieutenant governor Thomas Hutchinson by breaking all his furniture, raiding
his wine cellar, and setting his library on fire. The crazy mobs were being
encouraged by wealthy merchants who did not want to keep paying taxes for
imported products. The Sons of Liberty would organize secret meetings under
certain trees named the “Liberty Tree.” “In New York, almost three thousand Shop
keepers, artisans, laborers, and seamen marched through the streets breaking
windows and crying out “Liberty!” In nearly every colony, angry crowds- the
“rabble,” their detractors called them- intimidated royal officials
(Ch.5.p.139)." The violence of the Sons Of liberty lead the British government to
send armed officials to keep the cities in law and order. The British soldiers usually
tolerated the mobs and the little damage they did because the British Government did not really
mean to stop protestors, just control them because after all they were making the money.
This angered the colonists even more. People would curse and spit on British
soldiers which would start small fights. The Grenville government built up the power of the British troops in
the colonies to help protect them against threats from the French and Indian
War. In March 1765, congress passed the Quartering Act to address the new
problems caused by all the troop deployments to America. The act required
colonists to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within their
town. The specified items on the act included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider and
candles. After the Quartering Act was passed the government passed another act
called the Townshend Act of 1767. This act placed a tax on paint, glass, lead, and tea
that was being imported to the colonies. These goods were not being produced in
America but this act helped the colonists become more independent with home land productions.
The colonists would retaliate by drinking smuggled tea.In 1773 the Tea Act was passed which allowed the taxes on tea to be lowered and stores could sell tea for cheaper than smuggled tea.
The Government thought that this would make
the colonists happy. So when the ships were sent overseas to deliver 342 chests of tea,Thomas Hutchinson
remained firm and said that the cargoes would be brought on shore and taxed
according to the law but instead it led to the Boston Tea Party which was another protest led by
the Sons of Liberty. They intercepted a shipment of tea and asked the men to
take back the tea. The British men refused to take back the shipment so then the cargo was
unloaded on the deck. Then the Sons of Liberty with French and Indian protestors dumped all 342
cases into the sea. The colonists were then happy with the actions of the mob
leaders. The British Government was then mad at what the American colonists had
done to the tea in Boston. On March 1774 the Intolerable acts was passed. This act was meant to force the colonists into submission from their protests. These protests later led "shot heard round the world" on April 19, 1775. After all the protests the Revolutionary war begun.
The government officials placed a higher tax on land in America which only affected the
wealthier colonists. Then to get money from the poor colonists they placed a
taxes on beer, tobacco, sugar, and wine. Which was known as the Sugar Act of 1764.
The act taxed many goods like molasses, sugar, coffee, wine, textiles, and dye.
One of the most important products was molasses which was the main ingredient in
making rum. This directly affected the colonists with the rise in price of
goods. Another new tax imposed by the government was the Stamp Act of 1765. The
new tax was supposed to be used to support the British troops in America. The
act would require proof of the tax being paid on printed newspapers, land
titles, court documents, and other printed items with a stamp on them. After
that the American colonists were angered once again because they were being
taxed on goods without being represented in parliament. Delegates then had
meetings to protest the loss of American rights and liberties. The colonists
wanted to be able to elect their representatives who would be taxing them. They
started with peaceful protests by boycotting and resisting the British goods.
Soon the peaceful protestors turned into violent mobs of people after the Stamp
Act was passed November 1, 1765. Protestors in Boston wanted the collectors to
resign their positions. So on August 4, 1765 they burned a rough model of a
particular man by the name of Andrew Oliver who was a local tax collector. They
then destroyed his new brick warehouse. These protestors were being led by the
Sons of Liberty who were John Hancock, Samuel Adams and John Adams. They had to
remain a secret group because most of their actions in protest were punishable
by the law. On November 5 the Sons of Liberty met at a local tavern to plan
their attack on the stamp act taxers. They started putting up effigies of tax
collectors with their name on them as a sign that if they did keep collecting
taxes from the colonists they would be killed. The protestors also started
tarring and feathering some tax collectors in hopes of stopping the rest of
them. Soon after destroying Andrew Oliver’s warehouse, they attacked the house
of lieutenant governor Thomas Hutchinson by breaking all his furniture, raiding
his wine cellar, and setting his library on fire. The crazy mobs were being
encouraged by wealthy merchants who did not want to keep paying taxes for
imported products. The Sons of Liberty would organize secret meetings under
certain trees named the “Liberty Tree.” “In New York, almost three thousand Shop
keepers, artisans, laborers, and seamen marched through the streets breaking
windows and crying out “Liberty!” In nearly every colony, angry crowds- the
“rabble,” their detractors called them- intimidated royal officials
(Ch.5.p.139)." The violence of the Sons Of liberty lead the British government to
send armed officials to keep the cities in law and order. The British soldiers usually
tolerated the mobs and the little damage they did because the British Government did not really
mean to stop protestors, just control them because after all they were making the money.
This angered the colonists even more. People would curse and spit on British
soldiers which would start small fights. The Grenville government built up the power of the British troops in
the colonies to help protect them against threats from the French and Indian
War. In March 1765, congress passed the Quartering Act to address the new
problems caused by all the troop deployments to America. The act required
colonists to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within their
town. The specified items on the act included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider and
candles. After the Quartering Act was passed the government passed another act
called the Townshend Act of 1767. This act placed a tax on paint, glass, lead, and tea
that was being imported to the colonies. These goods were not being produced in
America but this act helped the colonists become more independent with home land productions.
The colonists would retaliate by drinking smuggled tea.In 1773 the Tea Act was passed which allowed the taxes on tea to be lowered and stores could sell tea for cheaper than smuggled tea.
The Government thought that this would make
the colonists happy. So when the ships were sent overseas to deliver 342 chests of tea,Thomas Hutchinson
remained firm and said that the cargoes would be brought on shore and taxed
according to the law but instead it led to the Boston Tea Party which was another protest led by
the Sons of Liberty. They intercepted a shipment of tea and asked the men to
take back the tea. The British men refused to take back the shipment so then the cargo was
unloaded on the deck. Then the Sons of Liberty with French and Indian protestors dumped all 342
cases into the sea. The colonists were then happy with the actions of the mob
leaders. The British Government was then mad at what the American colonists had
done to the tea in Boston. On March 1774 the Intolerable acts was passed. This act was meant to force the colonists into submission from their protests. These protests later led "shot heard round the world" on April 19, 1775. After all the protests the Revolutionary war begun.
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