George Grenville, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, needed to find a way to raise money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War. He proposed the Stamp Act to King George III, which was passed and required taxes on printed materials in the colonies. This upset many colonists who argued "no taxation without representation." In response, the Stamp Act Congress formed with nine colony leaders meeting to petition Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. Tensions rose as groups like the Sons of Liberty protested the taxes through demonstrations and violence. Eventually, Britain felt it was too difficult to enforce the Stamp Act and other taxes, so they switched to taxing imports instead. However, unrest continued to build as the colonies organized committees of correspondence to