Stamp Act Of 1765 Essay

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The Sugar Act of 1764 was one of the first acts that enraged the colonists. It taxed colonists importing sugar and molasses. Also, British officials came down more strictly on smuggling by enforcing the use of lists to account for every item on the ship, and stopping ships to search them. This directly affected the merchants because they had to pay more money, and it hurt their businesses. The colonists reacted to this act by boycotting British goods, and Samuel Adams helped found the Committees of Correspondence, where the members gathered and shared ideas and information on how to challenge the new British laws. Even with the obvious colonial hatred for the new acts, Prime Minister Grenville proposed the Stamp Act of 1765, which taxed legal documents, like wills, marriage licenses, commercial papers, published materials, like newspapers, and recreational items, like cards. This act especially angered the colonists because it affected everyone, and their reaction was noticeable. Patrick Henry, a Virginia lawyer presented resolutions to the Virginia House of Burgesses, on how this act violated the colonists rights. A secret society was formed, called the Sons of Liberty, and they strongly, sometimes violently supported the cause of “No Taxation without Representation”. Some colonial courts shut down because people boycotted stamps, or any material…show more content…
The King saw profit in this act because it immediately provided housing for the soldiers and cut costs. All colonists with spare property space was affected, and even with all those people housing the soldiers, there were still many in tents, and sometimes, the soldiers would play trumpets and drums at night to annoy colonists. Of course, the colonists refused to house and supply the troops and their distrust towards England grew even
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