What was the first act that the parliament passed in an attempt to raise revenue by taxing the american colonists?
the quartering act: obligated colonial legislations to meet the needs of british soldiers stationed in that colony
the stamp act: mandated that colonists affix stamps to certain legal and commercial documents
the declaratory act: stated that the parliament had the absolute right to impose taxes on the colonists
the revenue act: taxed goods such as paper and paint that the colonies imported from britain
the sugar act: increased the duties on sugar imported from the west indies

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.