Why The Colonists Revolted

John Locke said that if the, "government violates individual rights, people may legitimately rebel." This is what some colonists used as they were rebelling against England. In good reason of course with many of English ideas being against the colonies point of view. One reason that the colonies were being mistreated is the passing of the Revenue act in 1764. This put a nectar tax on sugar, wine, and coffee. Not in the usual sense of a tax regarding just a few cents on the dollar to give money to the government. But this tax was just a pure profit tax just so England could rip off the colonies and make money off them. Then after that, the Stamp act was passed this made all paper needing the English stamp and to use the stamp you had to go on the tax for it. Still England made so much money off the colonies anyways. Everything the colonies bought and sold went through England and would be taxed. Though in reaction to the Stamp Act the colonies had the Stamp Act Congress. This was the congress to make the plan to protest the act. They came up with the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. They said the famous quote, "No taxation without representation." Then England repeals the Stamp Act and this puts in the colonies' mind that they were right and they had to the right to say so. This starts what would be the fire that the Colonists needed to show what they could do against their unrightfull  mother country.