Another reason that justifies the American Revolution is the numerous laws and acts that the British imposed on the colonies. ... Beginning in 1733 with the Molasses Act that, "levied a stiff tax on rum, molasses, and sugar produced in the British West Indies for sale to the colonies",[Dig141], people in America began to see that England was growing its economy at the expense of the colonies. In reference to the Stamp Act in 1765, Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying during a testimony of the act, "I know it is appropriated by the act to the American service; but it will be spe...

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He gained much of his reputation and respect by his actions in the Parsons Case of 1763, which permitted Anglican Clergy to be paid in currency rather than tobacco which was the commodity mandated by the British Government. ... His resolve was that only Colonial legislators could pass taxation laws and acts upon the colonies. This resolution forced other colonies to think hard about their stance towards the British government and opinions of it. ... At the Virginian Convention in 1775 he was able to successfully promote and initiate measures for an armed resistance to the British imposition on...

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These thirteen colonies were used to be independent one to the other. ... The parliament intended to draw money from the colonies and it would mean intruding into local affairs in unprecedented ways; that means invading the autonomy of the colonies. ... Then there were a serious of act that made it worse: The Proclamation of 1763, when Grand Britain prohibited no further settlement west of the Appalachians. ... The colonies also did not like the idea than the Parliament was taking decision on London that was affecting the colonies in America with out any representation. ... Even though the col...

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