1607 : Jamestown, Virginia by Vir. Company of London : __ No gold - tobacco 1663 : Carolina : No gold - Rice (swamps) 1760 : The Wrist of Assistance : Unpopular 1764 : The Sugar Act 1765 : The Stamp Act : repelled in 1766 1772 : Gaspee Affair : tried catch smuggle boat 1773 : Tea Act : B.E Compagny monopoly: rose revenu __ American colonist = bankrupt 1783 : 160 millions as debt after the war