Prelude to Revolution During the early 1700’s, England had shown little interest in the thirteen colonies. The British government attempted to maintain its authority over the colonies by putting taxes on the colonies. The colonies resisted and then rebelled. The American Revolution had many foreshadowing events that led to it, including the stamp act, Boston Tae Party and the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord. The Stamp Act, act introduced by the British prime minister George Grenville and passed by the British Parliament in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. The Stamp Act required all le....

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