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How did the British Parliament respond to the colonists' opposition to the Stamp Act and boycott of English goods?
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What languages were spoken by British colonists?
They spoke English.
Which law making body were English colonists were not represented by?
Parliament
What British goods were boycotted by colonists?
English tea, English cloth, and English clothing.
What arguments did the colonist use to support their call for independence?
- Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too- colonists had the right to break away from Britain because the government should protect the people, but King George III didn't do that.
What did the colonists do about the qartering act?
even though Britain owed a very large amount of money from the french and Indian war, they also had to pay big time the colonies back for housing the soldiers throughout the war. The colonists started to get angry when they kept not paying up, and then the British not only tried to make THE COLONISTS pay for some with taxes, but made THE COLONISTS pay for british defense too.
The colonists felt they had no voice in the English government because they did not have a representative in the?
British Parliament
Why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
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.
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.
English colonists were not represented in which law-making body?
parliament
What languages were spoken by British colonists?
They spoke English.
Why did many colonists believe that the british parliament to tax them were against their rights?
The colonists believed that since they had no representatives in the English government, That the government had no right to tax them. their rallying cry was" no taxation without representation".
Which law making body were English colonists were not represented by?
Parliament
Why did Parliament repeal the town-shed acts?
Because the colonists boycotted English goods. The British suffered because of the boycott and most of the acts were repealed in 1770.
Who were the british colonists that spoke English?
americans
What is the British law making body?
The law making branch of British government is called Parliament.
What British goods were boycotted by colonists?
English tea, English cloth, and English clothing.
What was the relationship between the British and the Americans?
48% of the colonists were English.
