The Brits thought they had control over the colonists and were free to tax them. The colonists rebelled and refused to pay the taxes, which led to the Revolutionary War.
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The British Parliament felt justified in charging the colonists for the costs involved in ruling them. In addition, the British saw the colonies as a source of income for the commonwealth.
Patriot was the term used for a colonist who resisted a tax law implemented by the British. John Adams is an example of someone who was an American Patriot.
The colonist thought that they did not deserve to be taxed since they won the war for the British, but the British thought differently. The British saw it as since they supplies and funded food and supplies for the soldiers that it was fair. But why did the British need to tax the colonist? Well after supplying good for the colonist they were in severe debt. They thought the best way to get out of debt was to tax the colonist on everything. From sugar, to even taxing them on important document. It later turned into the British taxing them on basically everything.
Because colonists paid only 1/4 of what the British pain in taxes
he argued that tthe british goverment had no right to tax the colonist because they had no rerspresnitive in parlement
I was very hurt by the stamp act. it was quite insulting to be a british colonist back in that day mannn..
the decision to create the stamp act was by the British in order to try to pay off tax debt. the British passed through Parliament and taxed the American colonist but they didn't go for it, this caused rebellion and boycotting of paper goods.
Patriot was the term used for a colonist who resisted a tax law implemented by the British. John Adams is an example of someone who was an American Patriot.
Patriot was the term used for a colonist who resisted a tax law implemented by the British. John Adams is an example of someone who was an American Patriot.
Because they didn't have a representative within the British Parliament.
Patriots
Patriots
The colonist thought that they did not deserve to be taxed since they won the war for the British, but the British thought differently. The British saw it as since they supplies and funded food and supplies for the soldiers that it was fair. But why did the British need to tax the colonist? Well after supplying good for the colonist they were in severe debt. They thought the best way to get out of debt was to tax the colonist on everything. From sugar, to even taxing them on important document. It later turned into the British taxing them on basically everything.
the tax was only going to the british soldiers and not to them
Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.
To make up for the money the British used to help win the French and Indian War.
they refused to pay this tax . they were afraid that soon all British merchants would pay no tax.
Glorious Revolution