During the road to revolution, there were a lot of events and forces that helped shape how the revolution began and how America is today. Parliament was the colonist’s model for representative government. The colonists in America did not want to give up their right to representative government. They were lucky, because there was some self-government allowed in the colonies since Parliament and the king were far away. However, this all changed after the French and Indian war. When the 9 year long war ended, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The treaty ended nearly all French control in North America, and greatly expanded Britain's colonial empire. However, this ended up not being such an amazing victory for the colonists after all. Because of …show more content…
They felt that Parliament's laws were restricting their freedom. Later, to help raise money for the debts Britain owed from the war, many new taxes were passed. There was the sugar act (tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to America), and the stamp act (law that required all legal and commercial documents to carry and official stamp showing at tax had been paid). This made the colonists feel that their rights were being threatened by Parliament. The colonists would protest these acts by boycotting. They refused to buy any British goods. They hoped that the merchants with declining sales would influence Parliament to repeal the Acts. There idea worked, and they repealed the Stamp Act. However, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies. Also, Britain still had to pay off the debts from the war. So, they created more taxes on imports, such as glass, lead, paper, and tea. This sparked more anger within the colonies. They were mad that Parliament had, once again, passed a tax without their consent. Colonists continued to protest and boycott, and eventually the taxes were