ted in the colonies and on most commercial and legal documents used in business. Due to the fact that these two acts would not raise enough money needed for the army, the Quartering Act was created and inforced. This act required each colony to pay part of the expenses incurred by British troops when they were within its border. The Currency Act increased the load of taxes on the colonists. This act directed colonists to pay the whole domestic debt which they had created in waging the French and Indian War. The Stamp Act was not accepted throughout the colonial assemblies. The colonists refused to buy additional goods while the act remained in force. It was repealed in 1766 because, as English subjects, the colonists could not be taxed with out their consent. However, at the same time, Parliament declared that it had full power to tax the colonies whenever and however it thought best. In addition to the acts previously mentioned, England placed external taxes on trade in the colonies on many goods such as lead, paint, glass, paper, and tea. Oppos
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