Writing Resources
To begin with the colonists had many grievances against the British Rule that sparked the revolution Primarily they were distressed with the enacted Stamp Act Townshend Act Quartering Act and the Sugar Act All these amendments gave power to the British rule who imposed taxes on the American colonies In addition they were obligated to provide quarter and any other requirements to British soldiers What's important to note here is that these policies most directly impacted colonial merchants who thought these policies were simply unjust They were upset because the colonies were controlled by a foreign power that disallowed them from representation in Parliament In retaliation the colonies began to boycott British goods In the Spring of 1773 the British parliament wanted to create a monopoly for the East Indian company Later that same year Massachusetts colonists masked themselves as Indians and discarded the 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor from the
