Most of the taxation started because of the war debts of England and the colonists revolts

against the king. The taxes were a way to collect money of goods traded in the Americas

from other countries. Their were several acts passed by the British Parliament to impose

taxes. These acts made colonists angry and caused many disputes. One famous is the

Boston Tea Party incident in Boston Harbor. There many pounds of taxed tea were

tossed into the bay. This was the start of many revolts of colonists against the British.

At first colonists just responded with mixed feelings toward the taxation of goods

coming in to the Americas. Many felt that there should be "no taxation without

representation". The colonists wanted to have a vote in the British Parliament if they were

to be taxed for their goods. This caused bitterness between the colonists and Great

Britain. As result of these tensions rebellions broke out and their were some fatalities.

British Parliament and the king started to worry about a war so they sent more troops to

enforce the taxes and hold back rebellions. This ca

1. No countries were allowed to trade with the colonies unless the goods

were shipped by colonial or British ships. This was because this offered more jobs for

North created the Tea Act, which allowed the company to sell the tea to the colonists tax

supplied money to the English treasury in the form of import taxes on the goods.

debts. Parliament soon had to get rid of the debt so they turned to the colonists to pay off

special stamp taxes on games such as cards and dice. The tax effected every colonists in

commander in chief of British forces in North America, was appointed the new governor

unfair taxes. Many even claimed the British government was violating there rights. The

On the night of December 16, 1773, a large group of Boston rebels disguised as

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