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The Seven Years' War had ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. Shortly after winning the French and Indian War. The British government reserved all land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River for Americans Indians. In result, American colonists were very angry at that decision. -
On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act which was about to expire. With the Molasses Act colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. This was a huge disruption to the Boston and New England economies because sugar and molasses was a staple to make rum, a main export in their trade with other countries. The sugar act was unfair and was forced upon the people. -
The stamp act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers. Colonists reacted to this and they were not happy, it resulted in violent protests and organized attacks on the homes of tax collectors. -
The purpose of the declaratory act was to show the american colonists that the british parliament had a right to tax them. They saw it not just as a declaration of beliefs but also a statement of purpose. -
The townshend act was a series of british laws passed in 1767 that imposed new taxes on various goods that were imported into american colonies. Most of these goods consisted of glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. The revenue from these goods were used to pay the salaries of British officials in the colonies. The colonists reactions were negative which led to unrest and resistance. They believed that since they had no representation in British parliament they shouldn't be subjected to taxes. -
The tea act was a British law passed by parliament on May 10, 1773. The act allowed the company to ship tea directly to the colonies without paying the usual custom duties that colonial merchants were subjected to. The colonists reactions to the tea act were overwhelmingly negative. This led to a protest because they viewed the act as a direct assault on their rights and freedoms. This caused the Boston tea party where colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped the cargo of tea off the ship. -
The revolutionary war was a conflict that took place between 1775 and 1783. It was a result of the growing tensions between colonists and the British government over issues like taxation and individual rights. Colonists reacted to this by participating in war they were driven by desire for self governance and escaping the British government