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foreign
sugar
and
other
provisions
from
the
West
Indies
being
imported
into
the
colonies.
After
protest
from
the
colonies,
the
duties
were
decreased,
but
the
Quartering
Act
was
passed
in
1765,
which
kept
resentment
toward
the
crown.
This
made
some
colonies
provide
shelter
and
food
for
British
soldiers.
Grenville
This
piece
of
kitchenware
shows
the
mood
of
the
colonists
at
this
time.
then
established
the
most
infamous
act
of
all:
the
Stamp
Act.
It
was
intended
to
raise
money
for
the
British
army,
and
the
stamp
was
required
on
about
fifty
items
and
some
legal
documents,
including
marriage
licenses
and
playing
cards.
Although
British
citizens
in
the
motherland
already
paid
stamp
taxes
much
higher
than
the
ones
in
America,
the
colonists
were
angered.
They
thought
Britain
was
not
only
taking
their
money,
but
also
taking
away
their
local
liberties.
Americans
also
wondered
why
the
British
needed
a
military
presence
in
the
colonies
now
that
France
wasn’t
a
threat.
Defying
the
Sugar
Act
or
the
Stamp
act
could
land
that
person
in
the
hated
admiralty
courts,
where
there
were
no
juries
and
defendants
were
guilty
until
proven
innocent.
Although
facing
punishment,
colonists
rebelled
against
the
taxes,
but
the
Stamp
Act
drew
the
most
attention.
“No
taxation
without
representation”
was
the
cry
of
thousands
of
people.
The
colonists
did
state
that
Parliament
had
the
right
to
govern
matters
concerning
the
whole
empire,
like
trading,
but
they
also
stated
they
did
not
have
the
right
to
tax
the
Americans.
Colonists
said
that
only
their
own
colonial
legislation
had
that
right.
Prime
Minister
Grenville
said
every
member
of
Parliament
represented
everyone
in
the
empire,
even
those
in
America.
It
was
a
political
theory
called
virtual
representation.
It
was
actually
better
this
way
for
Americans.
If
they
would
of
had
real
representation,
Britain