In 1675, most inhabitants of the colonies were consumed with providing for their family and raising them in a good, Christian home. Britain wasn’t very involved in their investment; most colonies were formed by joint-stock companies or charters given by the mother country. Britain left the colonies to rule and raise them, and that’s exactly what they did. Many New Englanders had come wanting religious tolerance, and settling in an uninhabited area and developing th

was one of the first of many laws and regulations that caused America to revolt against the mother country.

By 1775, people of various origin and religious denomination lived in colonial America. Each region was separated by these lifestyle differences, as well as their agriculture, jobs, schooling systems, and government. It is almost unbelievable that a group of disarrayed colonists could join together and revolt against such a powerful and well-rooted nation such as Britain. But the taxes and laws the mother country imposed was enough for the colonists to do just that. The Navigation Laws, established in 1660, had not been enforced until 1763, directly after Britain fell heavily into debt due to the Seven Year’s War (French and Indian War). After the Navigation Acts came the Sugar Act, which increased the tax on sugar from the West Indies. The Quartering Act of 1765 obligated colonies to provide for British troops. The infamous Stamp Act raised tariffs to support the British military. Stamps were required on all legal and business documents. These rules and regulations were all imposed by Prime Minister George Grenville.

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