Both the American colonies and the French incurred in debt in order to finance their efforts in the Revolutionary War.
In the case of the colonies, the newly created states started off with a poor economic situation that lead to difficulties in the first administration. Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton proposed a series of radical policies to make sure the country achieved financial stability, but his ideas were heavily criticized.
In the case of France, the debt from the Revolutionary War added up to the preexisting debt from the Seven Years War. This created a grave financial crisis in France that would eventually culminate in the French Revolution.
<span>Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass both managed to escape slavery. Jacobs was hesitant to write or publish her account, however Douglass was not and published several versions of her story.</span>
One reason is that the taxes were unfair. The colonists thought that they should have some say in government. Sometimes they were taxed on stuff that was so little that it shouldn't have had taxes. These are just some that I can remember. Hope this helps!
