The Start of a Revolution

The revolution began in 1763 when the French threat to the colonies had already ended. The Indian-French war had costed a lot of money to Britain and the colonists were not paying a single coin in taxes for their protection. Since the crown was left in debt Britain was in need to apply a number of taxes to the colonists in order for them to pay for their own protection. New taxes such as the Sugar Act and the Quartering Act were already irritating the colonists it was however the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the colonists, the one that would make protest to explode. Not only were the colonists enraged by the incredibly high taxes but more of the fact that they had to pay taxes without having the right for representation in the parliament or the right to vote. This was puzzling for the parliament for every single english men and countrymen had to pay taxes but only one fourth could actually vote.

French-Indian War (for the rock fans)