THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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restricting colonial trade with American Indians
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imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
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angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
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punishing colonists for resisting authority of Parliament
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sugar Act of 1764 levied a tax on lumber, rum, molasses, and other foodstuffs. The Sugar Act was not welcome in the colonies, but the Americans became further enraged by the addition of the Quartering Act of 1765.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sugar Act. Parliament, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money for the Crown. The act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, and Intolerable Acts are four acts that contributed to the tension and unrest among colonists that ultimately led to the American Revolution. The first act was the Sugar Act, which was passed in 1764. This placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Stamp Act and Quartering Act The Stamp Act required Americans to purchase tax stamps for any printed documents including newspapers, legal documents, marriage licenses and more. On March 24th, Parliament passed the Quartering Act which required Americans to provide housing and provisions to British soldiers.