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Told the colonists that the king and parliament have the right to tax the colonies even though the colonists are not allowed to have parliamentary representation?
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The Declaratory Act gave the king and parliament the right to tax the colonies. Even though the colonists are not allowed to have parliamentary representation.
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How would parliament have interpreted the colonists reactions?
The parliament interpreted the colonists reactions in one way. The parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament.
What was the stamp act to the colonists?
The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament. "No taxation without representation!" was their slogan.
Why did some American colonists object to paying taxes to Great Britain?
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
Which body of government did the colonists not have the right to elect representatives?
Parliament
Why did colonies cry no taxation without representation?
The British Parliament was taxing the colonies. The colonies had no representation in the Parliament.
What could the british have done to prevent the Americans reaction to taxes?
They could have allowed the colonies to have representation in the British Parliament. The colonists would not have minded taxation as much had there been representation from the colonies.
What was the colonist reaction to the stamp act?
The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament. "No taxation without representation!" was their slogan.
Why were the Tea and Stamp acts important to the American Revolution?
by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
How is the term no taxation without representation and the stamp act linked?
Taxation without representation refers to the British Parliament's disregard of the colonies. The colonists believed in real representation: a representative must be from the same region that he is representing. However, the members of Parliament had never been to the colonies. They simply assumed the colonial support (virtual representation). The Stamp Act was the first revenue oriented tax that Britain had imposed on the colonies. The colonists were not accustomed to external taxes, as they had a system of self-taxation. This tax caused great opposition in the colonies.
What two points did opposition to the stamp act focus on?
Parliament had interfered in colonial affairs by taxing the colonies directly; it taxed the colonists without their consent.
Were the colonists justified in their list of grievances?
Yes, the colonists were justified. They had been asking for Parliament representation for a decade, without results. The actions of Parliament was retaliatory, and created resentment that had not previously existed in the colonies. Diplomacy probably would have curtailed the revolution. However, Parliament attempted to subjugate rather than negotiate.
What was the british reaction to the declaratory?
After bowing to colonists' refusal of the Stamp Act, Parliament sought to establish immediate control of the situation and the colonies. It declared it had the full right to make laws to bind the people and colonies of America in all cases with or without Parliamentary representation. As can be expected, this did not go over well with the colonists who took it to mean there were going to be more aggressive attempts to subjugate them on the way
