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Why did the colonists think it was a problem to be taxed without representation?
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∙ 9y ago
The colonists did not want to be taxed without representation because it meant they had absolutely no say in government. It meant that they were under complete control of the monarchy in England.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoI think they just don't like wasting their money like us, right?
Answer: You're right that nobody likes being taxed. But what most upset the colonists was that they didn't like "taxation without representation". Our taxes are determined by people we elect to represent us. If we don't like the job they do, we vote for someone else next time. The colonists' taxes were being decided on in England by people that they did not elect, people who had no clue what life in the colonies was like. The colonists wanted to be heard, not ignored.
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∙ 7y agoActually they weren't that upset. Documents from that time show that many felt that they were paying less in taxes than in England. The legend of the tea tax is not the true story. The tea tax was lowered by the British not raised. The colonial smugglers were selling Dutch tea and with the lower taxes on tea it made the Dutch tea higher in cost. Of course, this made the Smugglers upset so Sam Adams, one of the biggest smugglers, and the head of the Sons of Liberty went to the docks and got sailors from the pubs to throw the tea in the harbor. It was an economic protest. If you think about it the truth makes more sense than the tale about men dressed as Native Americans throwing tea into Boston harbor.
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∙ 13y agoAmerican colonists had to pay taxes to the English. However, they couldn't vote for people who would represent them.
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∙ 9y agoThe American colonists had a serious problem with being taxed without representation in Parliament. This was because they were given no say in the government that was taking their money.
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∙ 11y agothe colonists had no representation in parliament
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Why did colonists protest the passage of the Stamp Act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
What was the meaning of taxation without representation?
Getting taxed without your representation.
Why did the colonists criticize the stamp act as taxation without representation?
The fundamental argument against Parliament's taxation was that since the colonies did not receive representation in Parliament, they should not be taxed. The colonists had lobbied for representation for years, without success. As a result, the sudden levying of taxes by Parliament was totally unexpected, and angered the colonists. Although the taxes levied differed, this was the fundamental argument for all of them, including the Stamp Act.
The American colonists based their right to revolt against Britains authority on the claim that?
their rights as British subjects had been violated.Taxation without representation
Which contributed the outbreak of the Revolutionary War?
The battlecry was "Taxation without representation". The British government imposed taxes upon the colonists; but the colonists had no say in what was taxed and by how much.
Why did colonists think it was a problem to be taxed without representation?
The American colonists had a serious problem with being taxed without representation in Parliament. This was because they were given no say in the government that was taking their money.
Why did the colonists consider taxation without representation a problem?
Taxation without representation was a problem in the colonies because they were being taxed an Britain was taking their money, yet it was not used to help improve the colonies. The colonists were not being represented even though they paid their taxes.
Why did the colonists protest passage of the stamp?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why were the colonists so afraid of being taxed without?
The colonists did not want to be taxed without representation because it meant they had absolutely no say in government. It meant that they were under complete control of the monarchy in England.
Why did the colonists protest passage of stamp act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why did colonists protest passage of the stamps Act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why did the colonists protests passage of the stamp act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why did the colonists protested passage of the stamp act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why did the colonists protest passage of stamp acts?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
Why did colonists protest the passage of the Stamp Act?
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
What made the colonists seek freedom?
The primary reason is that Britain continually and increasingly taxed the colonists on common goods that they grew(Sugar, Tobacco etc.) without providing the colonists representation in Parliament; the colonists were taxed without providing consent. This has come to be known as 'taxation without representation'. I should note, that in defence of Britain, the colonists weren't taxed at all before this, so it is not as though taxes were suddenly and unreasonably raised beyond levels that they could afford.
Why were colonists angry with the Britain?
We didn't want to pay our taxes anymore. Actually,the objection wasn't to being taxed, but to be taxed without a say: no taxation without representation!
