New Taxes Upset the Colonists

The French and Indian War Aftermath to the British was the doubled size of their territory in America but doubled the size of the National Debt in England. The British had to pay more taxes than the colonists. The Parliament stated that the colonists could and should pay more taxes since the war was fought in America.

   1. The Sugar, Quartering and Stamp Acts

 Many colonial merchants became even more wealthier by avoiding custom's taxes by smuggling their merchandise or paying bribes to the officers.
In 1764 a new Prime Minister of Britain, George Grenville, proposed to collect the taxes already implanted by the law. One of these laws was the Sugar Act and when it was up to take effect, it lowered the taxes in molasses (thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar) still he assigned customs officer sand created courts to collect taxes, also the persecution of smugglers, and hoped colonists would pay more taxes.

 Other law called the Quartering Act, was applied during the war, it stated that the colonists had to provide a room and food to British troops who had to defend the Frontiers or fight in war front-lines. To the safety of the colonies many of the colonists approved the Quartering Act.

  In March 1765 came other law, the Stamp Act, which made every printed material to have a tax as the newspaper, books, contracts, land deeds and court documents. Everyone of this papers had to have a stamp.

  



   2. Taxation Without Representation
All colonists were against the Stamp Act which was going to take effect the November of that same year of 1765. The colonists argued that they didn't have any representation in the Parliament so the Parliament had no right to levy taxes to the colonists, they also thought that of the Parliament added more taxes it would liberty and property of colonists in political rights. The Parliament thought the colonists as selfish and narrow minded people. This is the start of Colonial Protests against the Stamp Act.