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after winning the french & indian war, great britain controlled a vast terrirtory in north America. To limit settlement of this territory, Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763.
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Wtih a new law in place to stop smuggling, genville tried to increase tax revenue. in1764 parliament passed the sugar act.
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in 1765 parliament passed another law in an effort to raise money. this law, the stamp act, placed tax on almost all printed material in the colonies everything from newspapers and pamphlets to wills and playing cards.
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all printed material had to have a stamp and people where mad because most people didn't have money to buy a stamp to send there neighbor so they protested.
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The declaratory act of 1766 stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decision for the british colony's in all cases. the colonist might have won one battle, but the war over making decisions for the colonies had just begun.
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in march 1766, parliament gave in to the colonist demands and repealed the stamp act. yet the colonist trust in the king and parliament
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soon after the stamp act crisis, parliament passed a set of laws in 1767 that came to be the townshed acts. In these acts the british leaders tried to avoid some of the problems thats the stamp act caused.
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relations between the redcoats and the boston colonist grew more tense. then on march 5, 1770, the tension finally reached a peak. that day a fight broke out between the towns people and the soldiers. and the redcoats killed hundreds.
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in the early 1770's, some americans considered british colonial policy a conspiracy against liberty. the british government's actions in 1773 seemed to confirm that view. the british east india company faced ruin. to save the east india company, parliament pass the tea act. this measure gave the company the right to ship tea to the colonies without paying most of the taxes usaully placed on tea.
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when the news of the boston tea party reached london, the reaction was quite different. king george 3rd realized that britain was losing control of the colonies. we must master them or totally leave them.
