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(What led to the American settlers' revolt?) 1765 In 1765 the Stamp Act was implemented by the majority of the House of Commons. This the Stamp Act required legal documents (newspapers, legal papers, land contracts, marriage licenses) to bear revenue stamps purchased from Royal stamp distributors. It irked the lawyers and newspaper men in the colonies a great deal. This act was to go into effect November 1st 1765. Beside loud protests, in Boston a group calling itself Sons of Liberty burned the local stamp distributor in effigy. By November 1st 1765 stamp distributors in almost every American port had publicly resigned. Yet without distributors, the hated revenue stamps could not be sold. On March 18th 1766 the Stamp Act was repealed.
1765 The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonists to house British troops and to feed them. Such act was illegal in England and inconvenienced to say the least many American families by having a bunch of mostly young male soldiers living with them.
1766 The Declaratory Act of 1766. On the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, the English Parliament passed the Declaratory Act stating that the British government had total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies in all cases whatsoever.
1767 Townshend Revenue Acts of 1767. The English Parliament
passed the Townshend Revenue Act to offset the cost of administering and protecting the
American settlers. Items taxed included imports such as tea, glass, paper, lead and paint.
The Act also established a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston. In October
the same year, Bostonians decided to reinstate a boycott against English luxury items. last updated 02/19/07 |
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