New British tax policies in the colonies led to unrest as colonists felt their rights as Englishmen were being violated. This included taxes on goods like sugar, molasses, coffee and wine. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first direct tax imposed on colonists and sparked protests. While it was repealed the next year, the Declaratory Act affirmed Parliament's right to legislate for the colonies. Further taxes and acts like the Intolerable Acts closing Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party increased tensions, leading the First Continental Congress to outline plans for colonial self-governance and economic resistance to Britain.