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What British Parliamentary Act did not raise taxes for American Colonists?
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How did British seek to pay off the huge debt from the French and Indian War?
The English government placed a series of new taxes on the American colonists.
Why did the colonists oppose the intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
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.
Which revenue law of the British Parliament succeded in angering colonists but failed to raise a single penny in taxes?
The Stamp Act, because the British tax collectors were highly mistreated and threatened.
The townshend act and the tea act were?
The Townshend and Tea Acts were acts of excessive taxation imposed by the British government on the American colonists in an effort to keep them under British rule and to help make up for the cost of fighting the French on American colonial soil.
Why did the British believe it was necessary to raise taxes for the American colonists?
Colonists were smuggling and they wanted to teach them a lesson.
Why did British believe it was necessary to raise taxes on the American colonists?
The British raised taxes in the American colonies to pay for the fighting of the French and Indian war. They also expected colonists to pay for their own defense from the continued threat of Indians. Colonists were outraged by the taxes, and some began to organize protests
What were the measures taken by the british government to raise money?
They raised the taxes on the colonists.
Why did the British believe it was necessary to raise taxes on the Americans?
The British raised taxes in the American colonies to pay for the fighting of the French and Indian war. They also expected colonists to pay for their own defense from the continued threat of Indians. Colonists were outraged by the taxes, and some began to organize protests
Why did the parliament want to tax the colonists?
Because the British were broke after many wars, and to raise money, they taxed the colonists.
What was the final result of the British trying to raise taxes?
the American revolution
How did British seek to pay off the huge debt from the French and Indian War?
The English government placed a series of new taxes on the American colonists.
Why did the colonists oppose the intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
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.
Which revenue law of the British Parliament succeded in angering colonists but failed to raise a single penny in taxes?
The Stamp Act, because the British tax collectors were highly mistreated and threatened.
The townshend act and the tea act were?
The Townshend and Tea Acts were acts of excessive taxation imposed by the British government on the American colonists in an effort to keep them under British rule and to help make up for the cost of fighting the French on American colonial soil.
How could the French and Indian War be considered a cause of the American Revolution?
Yes. This is because it was this war that caused the British to start taxing the colonists so much. The British needed to pay for the war, and so started enacting taxes.
