In 1776, British colonists in the Americas were provoked to rebel by the parliamentary tax system, British military actions towards the colonies, and the legacy of colonial beliefs and policies governmental philosophies. After the Seven Years England was ruined because it had spent more money than needed to win the war. Winning the war also gave the colonist the “we can do it” spirit. However, since England was now facing debts, it decided to tax the colonies. One of the first acts passed was the sugar act passed in 1764. This act provided for increased revenue in the American colonies. What he did was lower the tax from six pennies to three pennies 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 law they didn't have to pay the tax so even if it was lowered it wouldn't have meant anything because now they had to pay it. A year later, in 1765, Great Britain passed another act known as the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act imposed a tax on stamped paper, publications, playing cards, etc. Because it was all over the paper products in a way that affected everyone; from newspapers for the upper class such as lawyers, publications such as newspapers for the middle class and playing cards for the lower class for entertainment. Subsequently, 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 settlers in the Americas. Although this act was removed three years later, in 1770, it still left colonists with a warning that conditions could worsen. Around 1773, parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, one of those acts that affected taxation was the Bost… middle of the paper… the Intolerable Act there were two things that came under this. The first is the Massachusetts Government Act; the king chooses the delegates who were in the upper house. This angered the colonists because they could vote for delegates but were now not properly represented. The second is the Administration of Justice Act which protected British officials from colonial courts. This was considered unfair because it allowed officers to get away with committing crimes that carried greater or even lesser punishments. With all this pushing against the colonists, provoking them to rebel, they ended up doing so in 1776. Taxation, military actions, and acts against their beliefs and the philosophies of the government had gone too far for the colonists. They were also afraid that if they stayed the situation would get worse for them, so leaving was seen as their only option.