How did American response to the Stamp Act influence future protest against British attempts to acquire revenues from the colonies, 1765-1775?
             Desiring revenue from the colonists to offset the massive expenditures for defense, the British began to pass a number of acts such as the currency, sugar, quartering, and stamp acts. Naturally, the colonists objected to these acts. They had proclaimed taxation without representation and began to boycott British goods while protesting. On the contrary the most controversial of the acts was the Stamp act, and the way the colonists responded would undoubtedly change America forever.
             In 1765 the Stamp Act was passed, this was a direct levy on the colonies to generate funds for the British. Such items as newspapers, almanacs, legal documents, and playing cards were taxed. Stamps, issued by the British were attached to the taxed items to indicate that the tax was paid.
             The colonists had responded to the Stamp Act with organized protest. Non-importation efforts were increased and the group called the Sons of Liberty was formed. The Sons of Liberty were a secret group whose purpose was to frighten the agents who were to collect the stamp tax. Their efforts were effective; all of the designated agents had quit before the Stamp Act had gone into effect. Some of the colonies had formed the Stamp Act Congress, through this the Declaration of Rights and Grievances was created. This stated that the colonists were equal to all British Citizens and that they objected to taxation without representation. The colonists finally had felt the effects of their work in 1766, when the Stamp Act was repealed.
             Over the next year the Declaratory and Townshed Acts were passed and more protest groups were formed along with community "watch" groups, which ensured that British goods were not bought or sold. The Townshed Act especially affected the shippers in Boston because of the tax on ...