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British colonists in North America objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it?
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taxed them without their consent
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What did the british government do that the American colonist strongly objected to?
The American colonists objected to many things the British burdened them with. Taxes were a sore point. Long before the "revolution fever" took root, the colonists were upset that they would be taxed to offset the costs incurred by the Crown in the French and Indian War.
Why did the British think the colonists would tolerate the Townshend Act when they did not tolerate the Stamp Act?
The British falsely believed that the colonists had objected to the Stamp Act of 1766 because it was a direct on internal tax. Therefore, they believed colonists would accept external or indirect taxes on imports. The Townshend Acts imposed new duties on products such as tea, lead and paint.
Why did the colonists oppose English taxes?
American colonists objected to British taxes because the colonists had no vote on the taxes and no representation in the British parliament. The colonists' catchphrase for protests was "taxation without representation", because they were being taxed without representation in the parliament and that's why they were mad.
Why did the American colonists object to the taxes on British goods?
They objected to them because while they were paying taxes to the British Crown, the Pilgrims had no say in how the British Crown ruled them. It's a principal named "Taxation Without Representation".
Why did the American colonists objects to taxes the british parliament levied on sugar and other staple goods?
The American colonists objected to British taxes because they were being forced to pay money to the Crown, and at the same time had no say in the British Parliament. This is where the phrase "no taxation without representation" comes from.
Where did the Navigation act occur?
The British put it on the colonists in America
Were the Acadians accepted by the British colonists?
No the acadians were not accepted by the British colonists in America because they were foreign, but some made their way to Louisiana where the French did accept them.
What would have happened if the colonists had not separated from the British?
America would not be free
Did the Americans or the British have the better argument with regard to the taxation problem?
Primarily the Colonists argued that because they had no voice in the distant British Parliament they should not be subjected to British taxes (and some other British demands). The slogan was, "No taxation without representation." Then when Britain decided to require the Colonists pay taxes to help with the debts Britain incurred in their war with France, the Colonists rebelled.
Who did the US fight during the revloutionary war?
Primarily the British, although both the colonists and British utilized soldiers from other countries in certain roles.
Where was the toleration act started?
Here in America. It was in the fight between the british and the colonists.
Following the French and Indian War did the British and Americans become close allies?
At the time, Americans were British! They were British colonists! Of course they were allies! The British colonists in America wanted French land and Great Britain wanted to take over the fur trade in North America.
