1.) The British were desperate for a new revenue so they put taxes on everything. The Writs of assistance made it so officers could come in at anytime and search their house for smuggled goods. The Virginia assembly passed a resolution declaring that it could only lay taxes on the colonists. The colonist were still very angry about to taxes so Sam Adams started a group called the Sons of liberty that burnt down effigies. The colonist boycotted all imported goods, and signed a nonimportation agreement, saying that they would not buy imported goods. Finally they began o beg parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
2.) To many taxes were put on the colonies and British forced colonist to stay in the east.
3.) They were allowed to go into their houses for any reasons and search their houses for smuggled good.
4. ) The Indians were mad at the colonist for taking their land, and the colonist weren’t able to move east after they had fought for the land.
5.) Sugar Act- Molasses was cheaper; so the British would hope colonist would stop smuggling goods. Britishh officers could search a house and take any smuggled goods.
Stamp Act- anything on printed paper was taxed. Taxed everybody directly.
Brought up the protestation of the stamp act which lead to it being repealed, but more taxes put in its place.
Townshend Acts- Put tax on basic imported goods, all supplies colonist would need.
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