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Did England have the right to tax the colonies or not define your answer?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. The British government needed help to pay for the French and Indian War which they helped the colonists fight. The colonists should have helped pay for their war. Besides at this time colonists were still British officials. The government had every right to tax them.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoyes they did
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Neutralists in the rev war?
Neutralist in the Revolutionary War included members of Parliament and Colonial slaves. Neutralist were loyal to England but didn't feel it was right to tax the American colonies.
Which act gave the parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies?
Declaratory Act
How did Parliament justify its taxes on the colonies?
They thought that since they had protected the colonies in the french and Indian war, that they had the right to tax them to pay off the debt.
When would the British open the harbor again?
The British would open the Boston Harbor when the New England Colonies pay back the tax from the Boston Tea Party.
What happen after the colonies protest new taxes?
what happened after the colonies rejected the tax
Britan had the right to tax the colonies?
No. Britain didn't have the right to tax the colonies
What act gave England the right to tax all publications and legal documents printed in the colonies?
Stamp Act
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for their colonies in all cases whatsoever?
how did england view its north american colonies
Which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies?
which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies was the stamp act congress
Why did England want colonies in the north america?
King George wanted to tax these colonies like crazy to pay for his own pleasures in England.
What country placed a tax called the Tea Act on the colonies?
England.
What is the declaraty act of 1768?
The Declaratory Act of 1768 upheld and restated England's right to bind the colonies in all cases. This meant the right to tax and enforce British laws.
What act gave England the right to tax all publications?
The Stamp Act of 1765 gave England the right to tax all publications. The act which was created by the British Parliament and affected the British American colonies also stated that all printed publications must be created using stamped paper.
England began to tax the colonies heavily to help pay for the?
French and Indian War
Neutralists in the rev war?
Neutralist in the Revolutionary War included members of Parliament and Colonial slaves. Neutralist were loyal to England but didn't feel it was right to tax the American colonies.
What system was the method that England used to regulate trade in the colonies?
The Stamp Act was the method that England used to regulate trade in the Colonies. The tax on imports, like tea, also regulated trade within the Colonies.
What was the British reaction to the Boston tea party as an indirect tax on imports to the colony?
Britain viewed the tax as a repayment of the costs of governing the colonies. Since this was common practice at the time, England was surprised at the response from the colonies.
