balancing the concepts of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy became a common belief among many individuals. In Europe, individual monarch power was growing. This outraged many of each country''s citizens. Also, poverty was increasing fast, due to people''s belief that nobility, money, and control of land signifies power. Many early settlers chose to explore the New World, in order to escape from politics and religion in their mother country. In the colonies, the settlers had already become used to taking a share in government. Every colony elected an assembly. The Virginians set up their House of Burgesses twelve years after Jamestown was settled. The House of Burgesses was a promise of local assembly. The House was set up to make the settlers more free. The Pilgrims drew up the Mayflower Compact, a promise of election of governing officials, before settling in 1620. Unfortunately, these assemblies, when in action, made many settlers feel controlled, especially the working class. Early on in the colonies there was tension concerning many things including power and government. Many rebellions broke out against authorities. In a time when there was no government, the Leisler Rebellion in New York took place. Five hundred men captured guards and attacked wealthy merchants in order to set up their own government, which had been very democratic. Power of the colonial assemblies was increasing. England imposed various acts on the colonies, such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the Quartering Act. Trade only offered one source of revenue, so the English government created the previous mentioned acts. The colonists now had to pay import duties on foreign molasses, sugar, wine, and other commodities. Revenue officers inforced important measures to prevent smuggling. Since the new Sugar Act would not gain large revenue for England, it was supplemented by the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act levied a direct tax on all newspapers prin...