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The Members of Parliament believed that Virtual Representation worked. In short, they felt that saying that everyone in Parliament represented every person in the British Empire was a good plan. The colonists, however, wanted representatives who were there actually representing them. They wanted people chosen by New Englanders, Middle-Colonists and Southerns in Parliament along with people from India and the rest of the Empire.
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Which law making body were English colonists were not represented by?
Parliament
Why did sir Edward Coke disagree with the American colonists?
since the colonies belong to England, Parliament has legal authority over them.
Why did colonists protest the taxes passed by parliament?
Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
What did American colonists model their legislature on?
The American colonist model of legislature was patterned after the English Parliament. The primary concern was that the government have a balance of power.
What was the colonists' main argument against the Stamp Tax?
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
English colonists were not represented in which law-making body?
parliament
Which law making body were English colonists were not represented by?
Parliament
Why did sir Edward Coke disagree with the American colonists?
since the colonies belong to England, Parliament has legal authority over them.
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.
Why did colonists protest the taxes passed by parliament?
Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
What important English right had been denied to the colonists?
The right to have a representative in Parliament.
Who ordered the colonists to allow the ships into Boston during the Boston Tea party?
English Parliament.
Why did some colonists disagree with the leader of Massachusetts?
because the colonists did not have freedom.
Why did some colonists disagree with the leader Massachusetts?
because the colonists did not have freedom.
What did American colonists model their legislature on?
The American colonist model of legislature was patterned after the English Parliament. The primary concern was that the government have a balance of power.
