Colonists Begin to Revolt

The colonist's main reason for revolting was the amount of taxes in the form of "acts" that were being passed by Great Britain. These "acts" were being passed without the representation of the colonists. Due to the fact that they had no representation, they believed the taxes to be unfair. The first act that was passed, by the British, was the navigation act. This act forced all trade to go through Great Britain. This included all imports and exports to be limited, managed, and taxed by the British. This began to cause tension between the colonists and the British. Then another act was passed, the Sugar Act. This was meant to put an end to the large illegal trade of molasses, by means of putting unrealistic restrictions on the trade. After many boycotts, the British decided to repeal the Sugar Act. Not long after the Sugar Act the British passed the Stamp Act, which put expensive requirements on the trade of all paper. The colonists soon formed The Stamp Act Congress. This Congress planned many ways to end the taxation. The Congress eventually got the British to pass the Declaratory Act, which repealed the Stamp Act. The British still continued to tax goods such as lead, paints, and tea. In light of all these events, the colonists were very frustrated with the British. They would harass the British soldiers that were on duty, which soon causes the incident of The Boston Massacre. This angered the colonists regardless of prosecution. Overall, the colonists had good reasons to revolt against the British rule.