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Why the Revolutionary War start?
Britan started to say that the colonists had to pay taxes.
Why did the early American colonists no want to pay taxes to the crown?
The colonists thought that if they had no say in the Parliament, then they should not have to fund it.The Parliament tried 3 different ways to get the colonists to pay the taxes, but the colonists protested, sometimes violently. It got to the point where British troops were deployed to Boston, thus starting the American Revolutionary War.
The colonist did not have a say in the British taxes they had to pay what is it called?
"No taxation without representation".
Why did the colonists dislike the Declaratory Act?
Colonists disliked the declaratory act because they didn't get a say in what taxes to pass and which taxes not to pass.
Why did the American colonists objects to taxes the british parliament levied on sugar and other staple goods?
The American colonists objected to British taxes because they were being forced to pay money to the Crown, and at the same time had no say in the British Parliament. This is where the phrase "no taxation without representation" comes from.
Why were colonists angry with the Britain?
We didn't want to pay our taxes anymore. Actually,the objection wasn't to being taxed, but to be taxed without a say: no taxation without representation!
Did Americans have a say in the matter of taxes?
Prior to the Revolution, the American colonists had no say at all in the any matter regarding taxes. Taxes were determined by Parliament and were approved by the King.
Did Americans have say in the matter of taxes?
Prior to the Revolution, the American colonists had no say at all in the any matter regarding taxes. Taxes were determined by Parliament and were approved by the King.
Why were the colonists angry with Great Britain?
We didn't want to pay our taxes anymore. Actually,the objection wasn't to being taxed, but to be taxed without a say: no taxation without representation!
Why were colonists angry with Great Britain?
We didn't want to pay our taxes anymore. Actually,the objection wasn't to being taxed, but to be taxed without a say: no taxation without representation!
What does the phrase no taxation without representation mean in the context of the American revolution?
The colonists were being taxed to pay off England's war debt for defending the colonists in the French and Indian Wars. However the colonists had no elected representatives in the English government, which had legislated for these taxes and the means of collection. The colonists were not automatically opposed to paying a tax that paid for them having been defended, but they wanted some say in the voting on such taxes.
What concerned the colonist about taxes?
Although the taxes are aimed at paying for the costs of admininstering the colonies, the colonists had no say in levying them and they were special taxes, just on the colonies.
