Economics Leading to the Revolutionary War
After the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 the American people had taxes placed on them by the British. The British Parliament claimed that by placing the taxes they were defending the colonies for the Americans. During the twelve years following the war, the British enacted a numerous amount of taxes that allowed them to raise revenue from the American economy. This taxing of the American people hurt the American economy and started to push the American colonists toward an independence movement so they could have a free economy. Over the course of the twelve-year period there were six acts enacted to take money from the American economy. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first act used by the British to channel revenue into Britain. The British specifically stated in the Sugar Act, "...a revenue be raised in your Majesty's said dominions in America, for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same" (The Sugar Act). This proves that the British were using this act just to raise revenue because they needed it to defray the cost of fighting against the French. The act forced tariffs on goods being imported into the colonies. Examples of these goods were sugar, molasses, foreign indigo, and
The original Stamp Act document states, ". One of his thoughts was; Omitting the immense increase of people by natural population, and the emigration from every part of Europe, I am convinced the whole commercial system of America may be altered to advantage. The Parliament withdrew all of the Townshend Act taxes with the exception of the tax on tea. "Petition from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the House of Commons November 3, 1764. This event led to the First Continental Congress in 1774. This proves that what Britain was doing was completely wrong and almost illegal. In November of 1773 the colonists in Boston endorsed the actions taken by the Philadelphian colonists.
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