Sugar, Stamp, and Quartering Act of 1765

The Sugar Act

The Sugar was created in 1764. Parliament placed this act on sugar, wine, etc. This tax was also forcing the colonists to pay three cents of tax on the examples before. The British Government or Parliament did not asked permission to the colonists to do this; these taxes can also be called indirect taxes. This tax was made with the purpose to pay the British Empire's responsibilities like the wars such as the French and Indian War, and to improve the security. This would have some consequences because colonists were feeling upset and they were worried that Britain would start making them spend money for their goods through taxes. Later colonists decided to organize a boycott which means refusing to buy British goods. Colonists believed that if they do this, the British would withdraw the taxes.

The Stamp Act

The Stamp Act was created by the British Parliament in March 22, 1765. With this new Act, the colonists had to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they bought. They had to pay a tax on things such as legal documents, newspapers, and even playing cards. The money that the British collected from this tax was used for defending and protecting the American frontier which is why they send 10,000 troops to protect the frontier. Also, an important point to recognize from this tax was that this was the first tax that was levied directly on colonists by the British Government. The colonist’s didn´t like this because they had been buying paper for many years and never had to pay a tax for it. FInally, they decided to create the Stamp Act Congress to deliver a message to the Crown which contained hostile reactions of the colonists of this act. They didn't like having to pay taxes because they had no participation in.

The Quartering Act

The British did a big mistake doing this Act because the colonists had to give accommodations and supplies to British Soldiers, therefore colonists got very mad. The Quartering Act was created in June 2, of 1765. In the other hand, the Quartering Act was one of the indirect taxes for the colonists. Some characteristics of this act were: to give food, home, and transportation to the British soldiers. The British forced colonists to accept this tax using the excuse of protection from French troops. The colonist didn't consider the French dangerous and didn´t like the idea to pay British protection. The British Parliament said that this Act was going to improve the colonists living conditions.