A new era was dawning for the American colonies and their homeland, Great Britain, an era of revolution. The American colonists were subjected to many cruel acts by the British Parliament for the benefit of England itself. These British policies forced Americans into feelings of rebellion as their rights were constantly violated by the British Crown. The colonies wanted to have an independent government and economy so they could create their own laws and regulations. British imperial policies influenced the economic, political, and geographic situation of the colonies, intensifying the colonists' resistance to British rule and deepening their commitment to their republican values. The imperial tactics of the British Empire were brought to bear on the colonists through heavy tax restrictions on trade due to their mercantilist economies. The Stamp Act taxed colonists directly on paper goods, from legal documents to newspapers. Colonists were upset because they received no representation in Parliament to prevent the passage of these acts or to decide where to spend tax money. Colonists did not support taxation without representation. The Tea Act was also passed by Parliament to help reduce the surplus of tea created by the financially struggling British East India Company. The colonists responded to this act by executing the Boston Tea Party who threw all the imported tea into Boston Harbor. This precipitated the Boston Port Act which did not allow colonists to import goods through this port. The colonists protested and rejected all these acts which contributed to stirring up feelings of rebellion among the colonists. The British mercantilist economy prevented the colonists from coining... half the paper... that's why the crown didn't want the colonists to expand their territory because the issues hadn't been resolved yet. However, the colonists felt that their rights were still being violated. The colonists saw the rest of the territory as part of their states and believed that they should be able to expand there. These geographic factors prevented the colonists from expanding their territory and economy and further pushed the colonists into rebellion. Overall, the imperial policies of the British Empire pushed the colonists into a state of total rebellion. Colonial economics, geography, and politics had all been subjected to unjust consequences. The approved acts served England to shift the responsibility of its debt and its emissions onto the colonists. If the settlers' grievances were appealed to, the settlers may never have rebelled against their homeland.