Resistance to ‘The Sugar Act’ and ‘The Stamp Act’

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Resistance to ‘The Sugar Act’ and ‘The Stamp Act’

The British government having colonized many parts of America during the 18th century made several achievements and impacts on the American culture and lifestyle. They affected the people both positively and negatively. It was during this period that the concepts of the molasses act and sugar act came to be. The stamp act as well came to be during this period and it served the same purpose like it was with the sugar act which was to provide enough tax to pay for the troops which were stationed in North America and therefore enable the British powers to overcome the war which had proceeded for 7 years.

The sugar act was passed during a time of economic depression and this was a very bad time for the colonists since this sugar act made it was difficult for them to raise this tax imposed onto them due to their financial situation (Morgan et, al. 119). The major issue of the sugar act protest was mainly the economic impact it was to have but rather not the constitutional issue. The protest began immediately after this act was passed (“The Acts of Parliament | Boundless US History”).

On the other hand, the stamp act was even met with more great resistance than the sugar act. This resistance was not just concentrated among the colonies, however even British manufacturers and merchants were greatly angered by this act and they also resisted it. This type of resistance was mainly because the British colonial issues affected the businesses of the merchants and it made them unable to fully materialize as they wanted  (“The Acts of Parliament | Boundless US History”). The major opposing body towards the stamp act was the congress of the American colonies which was held in 1765 and came up with their different methods of resistance whereby one of the statements was that there was no taxation which was supposed to happen without proper representation. There were other groups of protesters like the groups of merchants and landowners however the British government countered this by coming up with the declarative act which stated that the British government had the power to legislate over all matters that concerned the colonies.

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‌ Morgan, Edmund Sears, and Helen M. Morgan. The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution. UNC Press Books, 1953. “The Acts of Parliament | Boundless US History.” Lumenlearning.com, 2019, courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-acts-of-parliament/.