Legally, yes. However the ethics of governments at the time were somewhat different than those today. There would be few people nowadays who would say taxation without representation was an acceptable was to treat a countries subjects.
taxes and take control of colonies
impose revenue taxes on the colonies
It was the first direct tax levied on the colonists.
1819
help pay Britain's debts resulting from the French and Indian War.
because french and indians got mad
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they taxed the colonists
King james
The Revolutionary War was the result of military rebellion between the 13 American colonies and Great Britain. The British tried to impose taxes on the Americans and the Americans did not feel this was fair.
Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War?A. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years. B. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the protection they received during and after the war. C. The British owed France for damage caused during the war and needed colonial help. D. The British needed the money to fund further colonization efforts in South America.
The Stamp Act was passed by the British government in 1765,and it was a way to impose taxation on the American colonies. The colonies declined to pay taxes to Britain, and subsequent resistance to taxation and British authority triggered the American Revolution.