Examples Of Oppression In The Colonies

Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain had began tightening is control on its colonies in the north. The tightening of the British control worsened their relationship with the colonies because the imposing of taxes and acts had taken a toll on their pockets and daily lives causing an American revolution. After the French and Indian war, Great Britain’s control over the colonies tightened because they believed that since they had supreme legislative power over the colonies they could impose taxes on the colonists to help pay the debt after the war (Document 1). One of the many acts imposed in the colonists was the stamp act.

While this did make some colonists angry, such as James Otis, several were willing to pay it. What made many of the colonists furious was the Stamp Act, which was an internal tax on stamps, something that was placed on nearly every piece of paper they had. This was considered to be unconstitutional. When colonists stopped buying goods from Britain in protest, they passed the Declaratory Act, saying Parliament had supreme control over the colonies, along with the Townshend/ Revenue Acts. Afterwards, they passed the Tea Act to lower tea prices.

Britain responded in the Spring of 1774 with five “Coercive Acts” (“Intolerable Acts” in the colonies). The Boston Port Act closed the port to all shipping. The Massachusetts Government Act concentrated power in the royal governor. The Administration of Justice Act allowed British soldiers and officials to be tried in Britain or another colony. The Quartering Act directed the local Boston authorities to find quarters for British troops in the city.

The Stamp act prompted a high backlash greater than the Sugar and Quartering Act for three main reasons: An educated resistance, time to organize, and undermining colonial self rule. The Stamp Act implemented the kind of goods used by merchants and lawyers, which mixed up a educated an powerful resistance. Even with the Parliament passing of the Stamp Act in March; this Act would not be effective until November of 1765, given the colonists time to assemble. The Stamp Act was a direct tax on the colonists, and earnings were suppose to pay salaries of colonial officials, something the colonists previously done. By taxing the colonies which would allow the crown could pay these salaries undermined colonial control over royal official and seemed

The American Revolutionary War was a war fought from 1775-1783, also known as the American War of Independence, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. The colonies wanted independence and free from British rule. In order to gain their independence the colonies had to fight for it.

This was forcing the colonists to house British soldiers. The colonists also disliked that they were all being punished for one state's mistake and saw this as unfair. In 1770 the townshend act was repealed all except tea. The colonists response to this furthering their rebellion was the Boston Tea party. The Duchess tea at the time was more expensive than Britain's tea and this still lead to the boycott of British tea because of the principle of not paying the tax for the soldiers

This meant everything had the government's involvement from trade, living, and down to religion. The colonist didn't agree with Britain creating laws and taxes that applied on the colonies without any form of representation in parliament. In the Declaration of Independence states “ He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.” , invading the rights of people creating restrictions of the colonies and people say in the development and laws to help create an economy that benefits the growth and development of a new nation. The Stamp Act of 1765 was an attempt that Britain tried to control the colonies and drain money out of the colonies by taxing

The Quartering, housing British Soldiers, Act was in 1765. This act was for British soldiers so they could stay/live in “warehouses, people’s homes, and extra farms. The colonists were not just required to provide shelter they had to provide food, clothing,and other goods necessary for the British soldiers. This happened because of the French & Indian war and for the British Soldiers to serve as police in the 13 colonies.

The Declaratory Act of 1766, which stated that the colonies are subordinate and dependent on the Imperial Crown and Parliament of Britain and that Parliament had the authority to pass laws. More and more unfair acts were passed

The Quartering act forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers that were sent to the colonies, this restricted their right to personal property. Finally, the Quebec act sanctioned practicing Catholicism which affected their right to religious freedom.

The Tea Act was when the british put tax on their tea and it was the only tea that was affordable so the colonist went on a boycott to the british tea. Which lead to The Boston Tea

The Boston Port Act closed down the Boston Port until the colonists paid for all the tea they had dumped into the sea. The Massachusetts Government Act permanently dismissed the Massachusetts Assembly of any power. The Justice Act allowed any British soldier who kills a rioter a trial in England. Finally, the Quartering Act allowed the British army to seize any property in the colonies that was in possession of a suspected rebel. Additionally, outside the Intolerable Acts, the British passed the Quebec Act, which extended the boundaries of Quebec south to the

The Founding Fathers rebelled against the British government for good reasons, which led to the American Revolution in 1783. The Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling against the Britain because the government was not protecting the rights of the citizens, taxing the colonists, and forced them to house British soldiers. In 1756 Britain put the first tax on the colonists. This was the Stamp Act, it required colonists to pay taxes on certain items such as newspapers, legal documents, licenses, and even playing cards.

The colonists wanted representation when it came down to being taxed, but the British government would not allow it. The government wanted full control over the people, so they made sets of acts and laws that were placed on taxation. For example, the Stamp Acts of 1765. These acts taxed all papers, pamphlets, newspapers, and cards. The Townshend Acts of 1767 were also a large part of taxation.

Soon after the Seven Years’ War, the British and the colonists learned that victory came with a rather expensive price (Kennedy, Cohen, & Bailey, 2010). Great Britain tightened its grip on the colonies in North America, expecting colonists to pay for their financial struggles. In order to make colonists pay for the war, Great Britain reminded the North American colonies who had authority by controlling the colonists to submit to various ordinances ratified by British Parliament. This action only showed that arrogance leads to rebellion socially, economically, and politically. Socially, a lack of communication between Great Britain and the North American colonies was to blame for the Revolutionary War.