The American Revolution s Fights Over Taxes And Social...

Anastasia Belyaeva Block D Undignified American Revolution’s fights over taxes and social rights. (Is it okey if I will start my paragraph with my thesis? My classmates suggested me to put a background information before; however, I have it after my thesis. ) The American Revolution was not a war, rather a fight over unfair taxes and denied social rights. During the Revolution that happened in 1763 until 1783, patriot colonists fought over loyalist British taxes, that later brought into freedom and unfair social rights. Countless number of people have died in agony during the battles and boycotts that in the end brought independence for colonists, however, not to everyone. Men colonists needed to fight against powerful Great Britain to†¦show more content†¦Because of the taxes that they did not want to pay, the colonists did not have enough money to make rum, the most popular drink in the colonies. The colonists were outraged by cause of the high taxes. An itch for money did not stop the Britis h government. They created a law banning the use of the colonist’s own currency and required them to pay debts employing gold or silver. Colonists were required to provide barracks and supplies to British troops. With these harsh measures by the British, the colonist started to get angry. The last drop of patience was destroyed when parliament created The Stamp Act in 1765. England placed taxes on all legal documents, such as â€Å"newspapers, pamphlets, cards and contracts.† Americans began to organize protests and boycotts. The colonists created a network of secret organizations called â€Å"The Sons of Liberty† that aimed at intimidating the stamp agents who collected Parliament s taxes. Outraged colonists did not believe that Parliament and the king had a right to tax the colonists without colonial representation in Parliament, as they said, â€Å"No taxation without Representation†. The colonist organized boycotts, protests, and more organizations a mong the frontiersmen who were dissatisfied with the British government. As Patrick Henry said, â€Å"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.† The protest escalated in 1770 with the Boston Massacre. The citizens were dissatisfied with the