In 1776, the British colonists in the Americas were incited to rebel by the parliamentary tax system, British military actions towards the colonies, and the legacy of colonial and government beliefs. philosophies. After the Seven Years, England was bankrupt because it had spent more of the money needed to win the war. Winning the war also gave the colonist a “we can do this” spirit. However, as England was now faced with debt, it decided to tax the colonies. One of the first laws passed was the Sugar Act passed in 1764. This law was intended to increase revenues in the American colonies. What he did was lower the tax from six pence to three pence per gallon on foreign molasses. Molasses is a product obtained by refining sugar cane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. This upset the colonists because before the Sugar Act they were not required to pay the tax so even if it was reduced it meant nothing as they now had to pay it. A year later, in 1765, the British passed another law known as the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act imposed a tax on stamped paper, publications, playing cards, etc. Because this tax applied to all paper products and affected everyone; newspapers aimed at the upper class such as lawyers, publications such as newspapers aimed at the middle class, and playing cards aimed at the lower classes for entertainment. Then the Townshend Act was passed by Charles Townshend. This occurred in 1767, which imposed taxes on colonial tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass that, much like the Stamp Act, affected all classes of the colonist in the Americas. Although this law was removed three years later in 1770, it still left settlers with a warning that conditions might worsen. Around 1773, parliament passed the Intolerable Acts. One of those laws that affected taxation was the Bost...... middle of paper ...... the intolerable law, there were two things that came under that. The first being the Massachusetts Government Act; the king chooses the delegates who are in the upper house. This was upsetting to the settlers because they could vote for delegates but now they were not represented properly. The second is the Administration of Justice Act which protected British officers in the colonial courts. This was considered unfair because it allowed officers to commit crimes that carried major or even minor penalties. With all this pressure against the colonists, provoking them to rebel, they finally did so in 1776. Taxation, military actions, and acts contrary to their beliefs and government philosophies had gone too far for the colonists. Additionally, they were afraid that if they stayed, the situation would have gotten worse for them, so leaving was seen as their only option..