The Colonists really respected the king and all his power. He was an all mighty god to them. The king was the ruler of their lives. An example of this was when Benjamin Rush sat on the throne of King George III. He feels high and powerfull sitting on the throne. The Colonists honor King George III. The colonists used all types of English things. In New York people read British books, in Virginia children went to British schools. In Boston the people used British wedgewood to drink their tea.

The first act leading to any sorts of disorder and bad feelings against the British Parliament was the Stamp Act. In the spring of 1765 the parliament decides to tax American colonists because the defense of the colonies is so expensive. They start taxing documents and all kinds of goods. A lot of colonists be

lieve that this was for their own good and defense but most of the colonist thought that this was a very unfair act. American aristocracy like George Washington, Ben Franklin and Sam Adams fear of not being respected. George Washington is angry at the parliament because they raise the taxes without peoples consent. The commoners now feel that they are put in the same spot as servants, women and children who didn't have a say in the government. Everybody is angry whether they are sailors who get taxed on dice and cards, or lawyers who get taxed on documents. The Stamp Act was a main turning point for people to be reluctant to being revolutionaries. They weren't even close to being revolutionaries but the feelings started to rise in them after this act. They were starting to feel concerned if they were getting ruled fairly.

The aristocracy are the ones with the strongest feelings since they are so close to the parliament. They make sure that there feelings get spread among the commeners. Sam Adams, part of the aristocracy feels that the colonists need to defend their liberty. He feels that the power to tax is the power to destroy. He hangs an effigy of a tax man from a tree and publishes it in the newspapers. They make the real man resign because of the threats, there for the tax cannot be put into action. Thomas Hutchison is Chief Justice of massachusettes. Privatlhe is against the tax but publicly he does not want to show this. Opposition colonists destroy his house and his possessions, but let him live.

The last event that sets of the revolution is when the parliament decides to tax tea by 3 cents per pound. Tea is not expensive since Britain has so much of it coming from Asia, so they thin that it will not arouse any disturbance since it will still be cheap. What the British don't understand is that the colonists aren't upset that they re increasing the prices by taxing, but it is the fact that they are taxing without the people's consent. Being part of the British civilization they need a say and a vote in rules and laws made for themselves.

War of words starts and open conflict is not far away. British taxes ar

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