significant roles were simply by economic and political reasons.

After the French-Indian War the British Government decided to reap

greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes

without any representation in Britain. Parliament tried to establish power in the

New World by issuing a series of laws. The passage of these laws undermined the

Colonist's loyalty to Britain and stirred the Americans to fight for their freedom.

Before 1763, the only British laws that truly affected the colonists were the

Navigation Acts, which monitored the colony's trade so that it traded solely with

England. As this law was not rigidly enforced, the colonists accepted it with little

fuss. The colonies also accepted England's right to monitor trade. The change of

course in 1767 was what really riled the colonists. England began to slowly tighten

its imperial grip to avoid a large reaction from the colonists. Additional problems

began when England passed the Writs of Assistance, which gave British officials the

right to seize illegal goods, and to examine any building or ship without proof of

cause. This was a powerful weapon against

The Massachusetts Government Act was established in 1774. This bill

that same year, all royal governors had been ousted and patriots replaced British

the day that the bill went into effect, aside as a day of fasting and of

passed, known as the Townshend acts. There was a light duty on glass, paint, paper

to the continued irritation of the Colonists. Committees were established to

Revolution was long and difficult. Britain insisted on passing act after act to tax the

when he controlled the power, he began to urge parliament to tax the colonies.

This was arguably the first blood spilled in the name of the American Revolution.

colonies. It was put in place to raise money to cut the costs of keeping military

former treasurer Charles Townshend. He had been a former follower of Pitt, but

sugar and lowered the tax on molasses; added a tax to Madeira wine; and imposed a

repeal the act. Most of the colonists refused to use the stamps on business papers

furthermore, didn't wish to be taxed without representation. The Revenue Act of

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