Whately felt that the American colonists should be willing to pay higher taxes to parliament. He thought American's should be happy to pay for the protections Britain had provided to them.
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
sugar act
There were several reasons that the colonists were upset about the taxes that they were required to pay by the British Parliament. These taxes were very high and there was no way to voice their opinions on the issue of taxes as there was no representatives for the colonists.
Well, what Great Britian he decides that the colonists should help pay for the French and Indian war. So, he makes taxes!
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stamp tax money would be used to defend the colonies
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
Whately felt that the American colonists should be willing to pay higher taxes to parliament. He thought American's should be happy to pay for the protections Britain had provided to them.
Loyalists felt that they had to pay them, while patriots hated the taxes because they felt they should not pay them.
This was also about taxes. It angered colonists because they did not feel they should have to pay high taxes simply to use sugar.
that they had to pay taxes on tea
They thought it was a waste because taxes were raised on the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. The colonists didn't think the war was even necessary, so they didn't think they had to pay for it through taxes.
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth.
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when britian did not have much wealth.
many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth