The colonist were justified in going to war against Britain for their freedom. Although the British and Colonist are both faulty in their actions against each other, the colonist deserved their freedom. The colonist proved their need to be independent through the Bloody Massacre, the Quartering Act, the Tea Act, the Stamp Act, and finally the Intolerable Acts.These Acts proved that the colonist earned their right to go to war because they were ruled unfairly by Britain. The Stamp Act acted like the first domino to fall in making the colonist realize they needed their freedom.The Stamp Act wasn’t the first act that required colonist to pay taxes but it was the first Act that taxed colonist directly. The problem wasn’t the money. By all means, the British people were paying more than ten times what the colonist were required to pay. The problem was the fact that the British were trying to control the colonist who in the past had made their own decisions for themselves. The Stamp Act placed duties on paper items. Every Time the colonist bought a piece of paper on any paper items they would have to pay for an official stamp.Although this act wasn’t much, the colonist were truly angered. In 1773,the Tea Act was passed. The colonist …show more content…
The Quartering Act stated that the British soldiers with no space to stay were to be housed by colonist. If the colonist had no space to for the British Soldier in their house, they were to prepare a place in the inns, livery stables,ale- houses, and houses of sellers of wine. If the British soldier were to stay in any of those places the colonist were to allow the soldier to take of the food or drink in the rooms. The colonist were angered that they were forced to if anything happens to give a space for the soldiers to sleep in their house of land. The colonist were not able to do anything to show their resentment to this act because they would be unable to hurt a soldier without them getting