1. Taxation 2. Minimal Government Intrusion 3. Property Rights Proclamation of 1763 - This upset the colonists because they felt it was unfair that they could not travel freely Intolerable Acts - This ultimately made the colonists finally come together as a whole to fight for their rights as they were fed up with the mistreatment as Boston could not even use their own harbor therefore had almost no economy Mercantilism - Great Britain had control over mercantilism as it pushed hard against the colonies, they had complete control over trade, they had control over the slave trade, therefore since they tried to make everything more difficult for the colonies it just made them want their own system even more Lack of Representation in Parliament - they wanted to have their own voice and they felt as if they almost had little rights, so it just angered them more Stamp Act, more acts - this was almost the beginning of the fight back against the unequal treatment they were receiving
It is said to have a significant importance as the city allowed access to the Mississippi River, an important route for both transportation of both troops and civilians and shipping of resources and the above stated
