Many events occurred in the year 1764, including the Sugar Act, an Act meant to better enforce British trade laws, the Currency Act, and James Otis’s “taxation without representation,” which led to a boycott of British goods. The Sugar Act was passed as a result of Britain’s war with France, and the debt it caused. The Act was supposed to help pay for the defense of the colonies as well as the newly acquired territories. The Act increased the taxes on imported sugar, and other items like textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo dye.
British Parliament in 1765 passed the Stamp Act, taxation on newspapers, cards, almanacs, legal documents and all other paper documents. The act required the colonists to purchase stamps issued by the government for all documents. Colonists that incurred debt by purchasing British imports could no longer use paper currency used among colonial currency. British Merchants wanted payment in British pounds sterling, 1764 Currency Act, would forbid paper currency. The act put hardship and difficulty on colonists to pay taxes and outstanding debts.
The Stamp Act was a law that demanded all colonial residents to pay a stamp tax on effectively every printed paper including legal documents, bills of sale, contracts, wills, advertising, pamphlets, almanacs, and even playing cards and dice. The tax affected every resident mainly lawyers who were increasingly in a place of power. The act was passed in May and was planned to take effect November 1st, 1765. A great deal of colonists thought the tax was unfair and had almost a year to show their dissatisfaction through peaceful and violent protests.
In 1763, the British colonial policy changed because of the financial impact of the Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian War. After the war, Britain needed more help from the colonies. They decided that the Colonies should help pay for the war since the war partially protected them from French and Native Americans attacks. Before the war, the British had pursued a policy of "salutary neglect" towards the colonies. They didn't tax the colonies much and didn't enforce laws very strongly.
These beliefs led to the enactment Navigation laws, which restricted the colonies to trade solely England. Following the French and Indian war, the British Parliament passed a series of acts that were designed to make the colonies pay off one-third of the costs of the war with France. Some of these acts included the Sugar Act of 1764, which added a tax to sugar imports, the Stamp Act of 1765, which added a tax to many printed materials, and the Townshend Act of 1767, which were designed to pay the salaries of the royal governors. Later when the colonies started to become increasingly defiant, parliament passed the Repressive Acts of 1774, which were designed to punish the colonist for their rebelious behavior. These various acts demonstrated how the British Parliament exercised their control over the colonies.
Parliament had to pay for the war, even though the British won. They protected the colonists with a permanent army in North America from Indian attacks. In order to help pay for the taxes of war, they passed the Sugar Act in 1764. This act placed taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonists. British troops stepped up the search for smuggled good and smugglers were treated
By 1763, taxes were increasing and being used to help with the dept of the French and Indian war (George). Soon, laws were passed that helped regulate taxes, causing tension between officials and colonists because officials clearly wouldn't address these issues. These laws were taxes, like the stamp act which taxed everybody. The French and Indian war caused a huge debt for the British.
British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials' resistance to British rule and their commitment to Republican values. New imperial policies led to a strong displeasure of the British by colonists who had become accustomed to a self-governed life. These new taxes and constraints on colonial life enhanced Republican values in the minds of colonists; something that eventually caused the colonies to separate from the British monarchy. In 1764, the British passed the Sugar Act, lowering the tax on molasses, but adding taxes on other items such as sugar, an act which Lord Grenville assured would be strictly enforced.
British policies established in 1763-1776 greatly affected the colonists and pushed them towards developing their own republican values. All of the acts and taxes the British issued and how overly controlling the British were over the colonists was the starting point, also the increasing rebellions encouraged the colonists to break away from Britain’s rule, and finally the wars that resulted and seizing authority from the British was the final turning point for the colonists in eliminating Britain’s heavy-handed ruling over the colonists. The acts, and taxes that came with most of the acts, that the English imposed on the colonists was a substantial reason the colonists opposed British rule. After the French and Indian war the British found
The Stamp Act The Stamp Act was a tax placed on the American colonies by the British in 1765. It said they had to pay a tax on all sorts of printed materials such as newspapers, magazines and legal documents. It was called the Stamp Act because the colonies were supposed to buy paper from Britain. The items bought had to have an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax. No Representation The colonists
The French Indian War forced the British government into debt. After fighting, the British government was in debt and need to get out of debt. Due to this, the British Government had to tax their people. The colonists felt like they were being taxed unfairly.
The colonies were taxed unconstitutional by Britain. In document #10, Charles F. Adams recounted the story that British passed Stamp Act to tax paper products without colonist’s
The Commoners and Wealth Reaction to the Stamp Act March 22, 1765 a new tax passed called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was to help British troops settled, I the colonies during the 7 years of war. A tax represented by a stamp on many papers,documents, and playing cards. Stamp Act was imposed by the British government and without approval of the colonial legislatures. The word spread around colonial families.
In 1765 March 22, The Stamp Act began. It was when American colonists were taxed on any kind of paper product. Such as ship’s paper, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. All of the money that was taxed was used to pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachians Mountains. Although this act was unpopular among the colonists.
The aftermath of this War strengthened the position of these colonies as it removed European Rivals (France in Canada) and opened the Mississippi for expansion but in doing so, destabilised the borders. It did not provide much political change for American people as British control was still in clear effect in 1763 shown by the Royal Proclamation, which led to a temporary line limiting expansion but which no American could settle across. This angered the American colonists who wanted to keep their local government control and expand into new farmlands. To the American colonists, it seemed Britain was taking the side of the Native Americans, increasing tensions between the colonists and the British. Therefore, with other failed policies of the British government, such as the Sugar Act (1764), this inspired the American War of Independence.
