The colonists rebellion

The reasoning for the colonists rebellion against a the British was because they felt as if they weren't being treated fairly. They didn't like how Britain would tax them for the littlest things. For example the stamp act. The stamp act was passed on January 1765. During that time period everything that could have a stamp on it, had to have a stamp on it. By doing this it made the taxes go up and the people had to pay taxes on stamps. Just a tiny piece of paper. The colonists decided that if Britain was going to tax them for stamps and goods just for the fun of it, then they were going to stop buying these good. So they boycotted the stamp act. In doing so British  merchants were affected by a lose in revenue. So much that after a year of protests, rioting and debating, Parliament withdrew the stamp act. Another time when the colonists rebelled against Britain was the sugar act. The sugar act was some what like the stamp act as in they taxed the colonists for the stupidest stuff like sugar. This caused many problems because there was a three percent tax on refined sugar. This being said there were even higher tax rates on foreign textiles such as coffee and indigo. It also banned imported rum from the French. The colonists tried to stop these acts but they couldn't because the British wouldn't let down. Since the British wouldn't back down, the colonists decided to take matters into their own hands. Saying this, they made a rebellion group called the sons of Liberty. What the sons of Liberty were known for was going around and using intimidation or destruction of property to show their opinion of the acts. They often attacked tax collectors and tarred and feathered them. With this happening parliament said that it was hard to hire new tax collectors.