The French and Indian War had left Britain in a state of economic hardship prompting the king to derive and impose the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, and the Townshend Acts of 1767 as a means to raise and collect revenue from the colonies to counter the hardship (Shi, 2016). The Sugar Act’s monetary purpose was to replenish the British treasury while the Stamp Act’s purpose was to help cover the cost of the British troops stationed within America. The Townshend Acts served as a way for Parliament to pay the salaries of the loyal governors and judges who continued to support the throne after the onset of the American Revolution. The colonists felt that this excessive taxation was unfair and unjust. King George III received word that
