MD+Justifying+the+colonists

During the late 1770s, bitter tensions between the American colonists and England increased greatly. As the colonies grew and English debt from the French and Indian war increased, England needed to find a way to create revenue in some way. The most obvious way, to King George III, was to tax the prospering colonies in the New World. Multiple acts and laws were put upon the colonies in order to create a profit, but ultimately created harsh feelings from the colonists, who eventually declared for war against the British. __The colonists were right when waging war on England because their rights as Englishmen were being stripped through the unjust taxes that were being placed upon them.__

Multiple acts and laws were placed upon the American colonists in order for more revenue to pay off the war debt from the French and Indian war. Acts such as the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts were very influential to the opinion of the English colonists. The Tea Act taxed the one necesity for every person of English descent: tea. In 1773, the British East India Co. had the monopoly of the tea industry. In other words, the Tea Act was a direct tax on the colonists, cutting out the colonial middle man. The Tea Act led to the non-violent crimes of the Sons of Liberty, such as the Boston Tea Party. Through the Coercive Acts, England closed Boston Harbor, due to the Boston Tea Party, revoked the Massachusettes charter, placed a new Quartering Act, and reinstitutes the writs of asistance. Ultimately, only affecting Boston in the greatest way. The colonists, obviously, would not stand for this, creating the Continental Congress, unifying 12 of the 13 colonies. The Continental Congress gave the abilty to stockpile weapons, for imminent war. Eventually leading to the first act of open conflict between the colonists and England on Lexington road. The Coercive Acts and Tea Act took away rights given to the American colonists, whom did not sit well with them and had the right to rebel and fight for their independence.

The Coercive Acts and Tea Act depleted the rights given to the English colonists when they arrived in the New World. Moreover the acts such as the Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, and Quebec Act are also influential taxing and laws preventing the colonists to live as free, independent Englishmen. When the colonies arrived to the New World, they were proud to be free Englishmen. Eventually, the British crown took that right away from them and caused the American Revolution.