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Why did British feel they had to tax colonists?
Because it is like a mother and daughter relationship. The British had control over the colonists for a long time. The British did kinda baby them for a while , then British turned. And the colonists was like what is going on; and the British wanted to control the colonists and the colonists had enough so the wanted to rebel. So to answer the question , because the British felt like they were in control because they kinda took the colonists under there wing.
What type of clothing did British colonists wear?
It depends on when and where these British colonists lived. British colonists tried to mimic styles in Britain at the time but the poor dressed more simply and practical. In America during the 1750s, women wore long dresses and those that could afford to had the hoop skirts.
Was the Boston tea party a turning point in the relationship between the british and the colonists?
The Boston tea party served notice on the British that the American colonists were fed up with the continually increasing number of commodities that the British were levying taxes on. The British required the colonists to buy many things from them, the British. The Americans had been happy to bypass buying tea from the British, and instead bought tea from various American smugglers at a very lower cost. The British finally caught on to this and blocked the smugglers' ships, forcing the colonists to again purchase from the British. It didn't take long for the Sons of Liberty to set up a protest, posing as Huron Indians . . . this was the Boston tea party, which involved dumping bales of British tea into Boston Harbor.
How long after the passage of the stamp act did the colonists dump british tea into Boston harbor?
6 years
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it?
user-generated content: report abuse The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it? they had tasted economic independence for too long of a period just to sink back to british mercantilism policies
Who were the British fighting at the battles of Lexington and concord?
the colonists the colonists were inexperienced and didnt have the best weapons or training The brits had the complete opposite, good training and great weapons. After a long time of fighting the colonists still won
Did British people invade homes?
Yes, the colonists had to provide food, housing, and other supplies to the British troops.
How long has Trinidad been Independent?
Trinidad became independent from its colonists in August 31, 1962.
How did the colonnists image of themselves clash with their status as colonists?
Many colonists thought of themselves as British not American and were not able to live the lifestyle of the British for very long.
How long for violating probation?
It depends on the probation charge and the violation.
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.
How long has the british pound been around for?
for 200 years
