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How Did The Stamp Taxes Contribute To The American Revolution

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During the years of 1763 to 1775, the colonists in America were being taxed by the British Parliament. In the late 18th century, the British Parliament was in a war debt due to the conflict between the French and Indian war. Britain knew this debt had to be paid and who else to pay the debt than the people who were involved in the conflict. The British Parliament decided to tax those colonists who were part of the war. This is how the taxation of American colonists began and eventually led to the American Revolution. One of the first taxes that the British Parliament imposed was the Stamp Tax. The stamp tax was an idea from Prime Minister George Grenville who presented it to the Parliament in February 1765. “The new tax was imposed on all …show more content…

All the American colonists were involved in this tax. The up roared and outraged citizens came together as a nation to overcome this tax. They threaten the tax collectors and the governors of their respected areas. This act of revolt eventually led to the repeal of the Stamp Act. It was a victory for the American colonists and helped bring the Americans together which would be essential to starting the American Revolution. On May 10, 1773 the British Parliament imposed a tax on the American colonists called the Tea Act. The Tea Act allowed the British East India Company to be excluded from paying taxes which prevented American tea companies to set competitive prices to buyers. On December 16, 1773 Samuel Adams and other colonists disguised themselves as Indians, boarded the ship British tea ships and threw all the tea into the bay. This was known later as the Boston Tea Party. The victors of the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party is the British Parliament. After the dumping of tea, with a value of 1 million dollars, into the ocean the British Parliament created a new act. The Boston Port Act which prevented all ships to utilize Bostons port. This was a heavy financial punch to the businesses of Boston. The impact was so large that the residents were willing to pay for the destroyed tea. The tensions between the American colonies and Parliament were near the boiling point after that

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