Short And Long Term Effects Of The Revolutionary War

The Stamp Act was released to the colonists by the British Government in November of 1765; which was the

The Seven Years War, which was called the French and Indian War in the colonies, was a war between the British, and the French and their many Native American allies. British leader, William Pitt, paid the Prussian soldiers to fight for them in the war. In the end, the British ended up winning the Seven Years War. Because the British paid Prussia, they ended up in debt by the time the war was over. To bring themselves out of debt, they taxed the colonists.

In 1765 the stamp act was passed by the british because they were in debt from the french and indian war. The british made a tax on all paper products from england. There were many different reactions towards the tax, there were violent acts and some less violent acts. Colonial families in 1765 had multiple ways of reacting towards the stamp act such as violently trying to make the tax collectors resign, boycotting british products, feeling like slaves towards england, and writing documents and petitions to the king.

After the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), Britain had obtained France’s Northern American territory. Proceeding that, Britain “faced a large postwar debt and the responsibility of additional land to protect

Although there was a great deal of “grumbling” among the settlers, the initiation of the Stamp Act provoked protests and riots. Rioting, which was primarily led by a group called the Sons of Liberty, was the most successful form of protest. This group led the protests and mobs, bullying people associated with the British, “tarring and feathering” them, as well as punishing those who didn’t cooperate with the boycott of British goods. The first official protest was in October 1765, when representatives from nine colonies assembled to “discuss resistance to the Stamp Act” (Schultz 85). This Stamp Act Congress was not aggressive, but instead appealed to the crown in an effort of negotiation. In addition to this, written protests, known as “resolves” also played a part in the conflict against Britain. These resolves, as Kevin Schultz says, are significant because “they articulated the ideas of liberty that positioned the colonists against Britain all the way to the Revolution” (87). In March 1766, Parliament responded to these protests by repealing the Stamp Act to avoid damaging revenue, and replacing it with the Declaratory Act, which permitted Parliament to pass laws over the colonies “in all cases

Parliament passed the Stamp Act on February 13, 1765, which was to take effect the following November. This placed a tax on every piece of printed material in the colonies. The Stamp Act enraged the colonists, as it meant that Great Britain was demonstrating its supreme legislative authority. However, after much criticism, resentment, and protest, the Stamp Act was repealed three months before it was set to come into force. This prompted Parliament to pass the Declaratory Act, which affirmed Britain’s ability to create laws. Since there was no immediate effect on the colonies, some people were still celebrating the repeal of the Stamp Act. They saw it as a political victory and had not realized that the Declaratory Act served as a method of assuring British intentions to implement further taxes. Other colonists realized the potential for further taxes and were infuriated. Regardless of which way it was perceived, the Declaratory Act provided a subject of dissent among the colonies and contributed to the view of independence as a

A past act, the Stamp Act, was passed in 1765, and after much protest, they were repealed in 1766. The Stamp Act was passed to raise more money to the government, and after the repeal, the government was plummeting into bankruptcy. The colonists, however, were living

In turn, the Sugar Act would help Britain to have a monopoly on the sugar trade by imposing taxes and strict enforcement on sugar and molasses imported from other non-British Colonies; specifically, in connection to the Greenland and Eastland trades (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/sugar_act_1764.asp). By doing so, the Colonies would be more inclined to do business with Britain, in turn, would benefit from the increase in sugar and molasses prices (Britannica). In sum, the Sugar Act provided Britain with increased influence on the sugar trade and an increase for its price of

The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act are viewed as perfect examples of how the King and Parliament took advantage of the colonist. Both Acts engaged high taxes on items that the American colonists used every day. Americans did not have the same rights as the British to vote for these taxes nor did they have the rights to elect the members of Parliament who had passed the laws creating the taxes. The Americans saw this as taxation without representation and they did not like that they, the people, had no say in what their government did to them. The Americans did not have the same rights as those in Britain to protest the choice of electing or not re-electing lawmakers who voted for their taxes; however they had to accept what was chosen for them. The Americans did not agree with having to accept such high taxes.

The Stamp Act was a vital piece of legislation. It was already in force in England and was a good source of revenue for the Crown from the people. The tax was working very well in England and if enforced successfully in the American colonies, it would provide the vital income needed to support the army. After the Seven Years war, Great Britain had taken colonies from France on the continent. Therefore, it was paramount that a standing army filled the void left by the French. These new colonies would be new sources of income to Britain, and, therefore, had to be secured at all costs. The Stamp Act was a means that would justify the desired ends; i.e. increased income from the newly acquired French colonies.

Because Britain had amassed large war debts; the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765. The act was intended to generate money from the colonies that would help pay for the cost to keep up a stable force of British troops in the American colonies. All authorized documents, including deeds, mortgages, newspapers, had to have a British government stamp, in order to be considered legal.

The Americans were displeased by these acts and requested Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. Parliament decided to revoke it in 1766, but also passed the Declaratory Act, which allowed them to tax the colonists at any given time. After the acts were issued, the Townshend Acts were passed the next year, in 1767. The Townshend Acts placed a series taxes on paint, lead, and tea.

Imagine living in America 1919, the war just ended and America is celebrating a great win, yet conflicts in our country have only just begun. With the war ending, Americans did not receive the peace expected. Instead, Americans gained economic and labor problems due to the lack of demand in products, citizens turned against immigrants who lived in their country and helped them during the war, and gained many people in the city's. Although 1919 brought peace to the United States, the effects of the war would create lasting changes on the American people and their way of life.

Britain was a very powerful empire, which, by force, took Native Indian land, and made it their colonial territory. These lands were obtained out of greed because the English crown wanted resources, power and money. The Stamp Act was a way to generate revenue to pay British military, but due to the amount of money generated it was used for many other purposes as well. Parliament established this act not only as a source of income, but as a way of showing colonists who ruled. England had, subconsciously, let the colonies have partial freedom on their governmental affairs; they did not expect it to affect them economically.

The American Revolutionary war took place in 1765 to 1783, that is a long time to be at war! The war was fought by the colonies that would soon be Americans and Britain. Before the war people moved and took ships to the new land North America. These europeans first found America in 1492 and they went to America and made Colonies. After a while Britain was controlling the new land.