After the French and Indian War, the British attempted to tighten the control over the colonies by imposing more taxes upon the colonies to pay the debts for the war, increasing the numbers of British Navy patrols to control the exports of other colonies, dissolving colonial assemblies, passing several acts without the representatives of the colonies, and making the colonies to join the military and fight for the England. There were several acts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765, which the Britain Parliament passed in order to raise revenue out of the American colonies. The American colonies thought that the acts passed by the Parliament were unconstitutional. For example, the Stamp Act that was passed in 1765 made the American colonies pay taxes
