THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE
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Colonist had no representation in Parliament
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Colonists were not allowed to go west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Colonist were not responsible for the French and Indian War.
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Colonists were against the treaty of Paris of 1763.
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Detailed explanation-1: -American colonists were enraged by the Sugar Act because they did not think they should be taxed in the same way British residents were. For the first time, as the Virginia House of Burgesses asserted, the famous words, “no taxation without representation” were uttered.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonists opposed the Sugar Act of 1764 for two reasons: it was, in their minds, taxation without representation and also because the colonies were already experiencing financial hardship.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonists reacted to the Sugar Act by refusing to import products from British merchants and by writing articles and pamphlets that explained how they believed Parliament was violating their rights. The crisis over the Sugar Act created a hostile environment in the colonies and distrust in the actions of Parliament.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sugar Act of 1764 was introduced by British Prime Minister George Grenville in an attempt to raise funds from the minimally taxed American colonists to provide for their defense and to use strict penalties to end the smuggling trade of sugar and molasses.