The French and Indian War Took place from 1754 to 1763. British soldiers fought this war in order to protect their country's claims on land in the colonies. The colonists began to resent Britain more and more due to the constant military presence in the colonies. The people of the colonies did not appreciate the War that Britain had waged. This war against the French and their Indian allies had cost the British a lot of money and they felt the colonies should pay for a share of the costs. In almost a childlike manner the colonists refused to pay their dues for being protected by the British army.

The Sugar Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1764 to help pay for the cost of regulating the colonies and to help pay for British debt. This Sugar act

The tax sparked immediate opposition by nearly every person in the colonies. The Son's of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams began to organize a vast colonial boycott on the stamp act. It was ignored by nearly every person, and the people that obeyed were sometimes harmed and always ostracized by the people of his or her town. The British government literally lost money trying to collect this tax. The people of the colonies and the leaders did not obey these laws because they felt that if they were going to be taxed by the British they should be represented in the parliament. The British However, argued the idea of virtual representation which meant only that the Americans were being taxed thoughtfully, and they didn't need representation. To the Americans this was nothing more than a foolish way of saying that they were not being represented. The people of the Colonies began to use the slogan " No taxation without representation". With the help of the slogan and the many leaflets being circulated the opposition became too great and Britain had to repeal the law in 1776.

With the Townshend acts came a strong feeling of rebellion. Already a large group of Americans were talking of ending Britain's grip on America by declaring independence. Though many Americans were for Independence the majority of the country stayed loyal to Britain for the time being.

The English Parliament then passes the Townshend Revenue Acts in 1768. These acts were set forth to help pay for Britain's debt. The Townshend acts were taxes on such goods as lead, paint, paper, glass and tea. The acts were thought to be reasonable by Britain and the British officials were shocked that the colonists were so annoyed by the taxes. America's protest to these taxes seemed to be getting stronger, the people of the colonies were angry at Britain and they began to defy British authority with the intent to do harm to it. American leaders urged that all Americans stop buying any British goods that were not essential. The problem with this was that some goods were more essential to some people than others, however the spirit of the people prevailed and they managed to organize a strong boycott to all luxury goods from Britain. The resent for the hardship that the people had to endure during this time began to build up and it ultimately resulted in the Boston massacre. The Boston massacre took place on March 5th. A mob of angry people formed around a few British troops which were standing guard. The mob began to shout angrily at the young soldiers and throw snowballs and rocks at them. At some point in the confrontation one of the soldiers accidentally shot his musket into the air. When his fellow soldiers heard the shot they all volley fired into the crowd of people killing 5 of them. This event was widely publicized and eventually Britain had to repeal the Townshend acts. However they retained the tea tax because of the Tea act.

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