Taxes
Taxes played a large, perhaps the largest, part in why the American Colonies became independent and free from England. This is because many taxes were put on things in the colonies to pay for the debt built up by England after the French and Indian War, and this angered the American colonists. Some taxes in the American Colonies put into place by England are the Tea Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts. Taxes are a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. Taxation is a legitimate power of government to give taxes. Collecting taxes is the most efficient way for the government to raise funds without causing inflammation, which is the devaluing of money, or having to borrow money from banks. Traditionally, taxes have been placed directly on items such as paper or tea, and this tax was collected at the point of sale or on land, but in recent times governments have begun to tax income.