Sugar, Quartering and Stamp Act

SUGAR ACT

Referred to as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act. It was passed in April 5, 1764 and it replaced the Molasses act of 1733. A tax on molasses, sugar, wine, rum, cheese imported from the west Indies. The Sugar Act represented a significant change in policy because the colonial taxes had been levied to support local British officials since Britain was involved in an enourmous debt because of the Seven Year War. To provide more security to the colonies, and raise revenue. british expected that this act would make the colonists sell their goods to britain instead of other countries.

QUARTERING ACT

At the end of the seven year war the government built up the british troop strength. the motive for this was to protect colonists against any remainng threat. in march 1765, the parliament passed the queartening act. each colonial assembly had to provide for the basic needs of the soldiers. some of the officials were really concerned for the safety of the colonists. while other just wanted to cut costs.

STAMP ACT

Introduced by prime minister George Grenville. it was passed by the Parliament in March 22, 1765. It required that all legal documents, contracts, newspaper, licences, etc. to have the tax stamp. The Stamp Act was the first act that directly tax the American colonists. The colonists opposed this act because they firmly believed that the Parliament could not tax them directly and without representation.

- Rebeka

Leaders Organize a Boycott

When the colonists didn't like the idea of the stamp act they rebelled and opposed against it in avvery violent way. Later a month the stamp act was approved the colonists created a group against it they were so bond and united with each others they called themselves patriots.
This association called patriots let noticed to the government when they didn't like something about the laws, they jut started to violently and brutally attack the tax collectors.

This made Boston the most violent colony of the area by that time period but it didn't stopped their it continued in August of 1765 when a angry mob lead by the sons of liberty took everything to another level by taking down and damaging the house of stamp act tax collector.
This was just another way of them to express their feelings towards their believes.
Sadly there way of expressing themselves was in a violent way.

The governor of Massachusetts didn't understand or wasn't scared enough but he continued and he announced to everyone that it was a must for people to pay the taxes correspondent to them no matter what happened.
The sons of liberty and patriots were furious to the governor declarations so they took governors house down.
While all of this going on nobody had the guts to collect the taxes which it was a smart decision if not the patriots or sons of L. could take their homes down.

-Andrea

The Boston massacre

In 1765 the parliament passed a law in which it stated that the colonists had to provide housing for the British soldiers and also to provide them things for their needs. Soldiers easily moved into the colonists houses.
The colonists reaction towards the law wasn't nice at all but at first they didn't rebel against it they just complained with each others.

What really made colonists so overwhelmed was that through this time a big group of colonists were unemployed or needed more money to provide for their families, which it became impossible for them to get a job because the few vacant jobs were taken by the soldiers who needed more money because first of all they were not well payed and second most of their money was sent to their families back in England.

Even though they accepted the jobs for less money soldiers needed something to buy things for their needs because they noticed that colonists were getting tired of providing them everything.
Colonists felt like they were going through an invasion, so one day a mob of colonists that were heavily drinking on a pub followed a soldier colonists were throwing him ice and snowballs and yelling at him. The soldier ran for support of other soldiers, they had their guns ready but they were not allowed to shoot but a soldier was to nervous that he shoot and other soldiers came along it killing 5 unarmed colonists.

Soldiers were charge but 3 of them were dismissed and the 2 other soldiers were placed a brand on their thumbs for everyone to know they had commit murder.
The person who decided to help the soldiers was John Adams who believed they were just defending themselves from colonists.

-Andrea

The Boston Tea Party

In May 10, 1773 the tea act was levied on the american colonies. this act gave total monopoly of tea sales in the colonies to the east india company. it also resulted in the company to export tea to the colonies in its own accords which lowered the price on tea. still colonists would smuggle Dutch tea instead of buying the British tea that was even more accesible, because they wouldnt pay any direct tax from the parliament.

In dec 16, 1773, the sons of liberty led by samuel adams, disguised themselves as Mohawk indians. in the night they boarded 3 ships Dartmouth, Eleanor, and beaver. they threw 342 chests with tea into the ocean. in total it was more that 90,000 lb. of tea that was thrown into the water. the aproximate cost of this was 10,000. about one million dollars now a days.

Thanks to the disguise the authorities couldnt clain who were the participants to this rebelious act, and they all got out unpunished. unfortunately for them British Government was outraged by the colonists ingratitude. in reply the Parliament passed the boston port bill, the intolerable acts.

- Rebeka

About Us

Welcome to our blog... Well for starters this is part of our assignment in our history class. For the span of this semester we are going to publish two posts per week (and fail misserably at doing so). All our posts are going to be about events and people that influence or participated in the American Revolution. We hope this information will be useful to you to understand a little better the American Revolution and some of its causes. ENJOY.