To War with the British!
...sures were another reason why the colonists wanted to go to war. Colonists were upset about the Quartering Act because it stated that the colonists had to house and feed any troops that came into their household. All this pent up anger led to the Boston Massacre. The Americans started throwing snowballs at the British and eventually shots rang out. Only five civilians were killed but it was exaggerated much more. Besides their own identity and military measures, British laws prompted the American Revolution. Restrictions of civil liberties was a significant reason for why the colonists decided to rebel. In 1773, the Intolerable Acts stated that Boston would be closed, the Massachusetts charter was gone, the Quartering Act was going to be reinforced, and any officer that is accused for violating laws would be put on trial in England. This upset the colonists because it would be hard to make money if Boston was closed, there would be more meetings, and officers put on trial in England would most likely be set free. These acts led to the First Continental Congress where 12/13 colonies met up in Philadelphia to come up with was to get rid of the Intolerable Acts. The Congress wrote a letter to King George III to try to resolve the problems, but instead he sent troops the colonies. This led to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which where the first battles that began the American Revolution. Above all else, the Parliamentary taxation was the most important factor prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. In fact, the Stamp Act of 1765 was the biggest reason colonists felt that they had to go to war with the British. The Stamp Act made colonists so unhappy that they ...