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What principals did the colonists believe the stamp act violated?
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∙ 14y ago
The thing about the Stamp Act is that it was an internal tax, unlike the Sugar Act before it, and internal taxes were designed to raise revenue for the crown and had far wider effects. The colonists (well, Grenville and his supporters) felt that Parliament could not tax any British subjects unless they enjoyed representation. Many colonists also felt that the Stamp Act forced them to either confront the issue of parliamentary taxation head-on or to give up on any claim to rights of self-government.
So, in answer to your question, I would assume that they felt it violated the idea of representation or perhaps self-government (both of which were important to patriots), and they would not accept virtual representation for themselves.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoTaxation without representation.
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What angered American colonist about the Stamp Act of 1765?
The American colonists claimed that their constitutional rights were being violated.
Why did the colonists dislike the Stamp Act of 1765?
The colonist felt that the taxes violated there rights and also the British couldn't pull taxation without representation.
Why did the colonists fear the stamp act?
The Colonists feared the Stamp Act because they did not have much money, and because the Stamp Act was based on many of the Colonists daily uses.
How did the colonists rebel against the Stamp Act?
colonists boycotted, sons of liberty burned down newspaper stands
What is the Stamp Act and how did it affect the colonists?
The Stamp Act was a tax on papers from Britain to the colonies. The colonists were to pay higher taxes in which they did not favor.
How did the stamp act angered the colonist how the reacted to it?
The colonists were required to pay for a stamp when they bought paper products, and the colonists felt that it violated their rights. So they published a series of resolutions stating that the stamp act violated their rights.
Which action by Britain did the colonists believe violated the principle stated in the Declaration of Independence that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed?
passage of the stamp act.
Which act of Parliament caused the colonists to argue that the British had violated the principle of taxation without representation?
the stamp act
Which act of the parliament caused the colonists to argue that the British had violated the principle of taxation with representation?
the stamp act
What angered American colonist about the Stamp Act of 1765?
The American colonists claimed that their constitutional rights were being violated.
Why did the colonists dislike the Stamp Act of 1765?
The colonist felt that the taxes violated there rights and also the British couldn't pull taxation without representation.
Why did the colonists fear the stamp act?
The Colonists feared the Stamp Act because they did not have much money, and because the Stamp Act was based on many of the Colonists daily uses.
What right did colonists say acts violate?
The colonists claimed that the stamp, sugar, tea, and townshend acts violated the right to only be taxed with representation. The colonists had no representatives in the Mother country; this is where the popular phrase "no taxation without representation" came from.
What happened to the colonists who disobeyed the stamp act?
The colonists would either get fined or put in jail if they did not pay the stamp tax.
How did the colonists rebel against the Stamp Act?
colonists boycotted, sons of liberty burned down newspaper stands
Who did the stamp act help?
The colonists
Did the colonists support the stamp act?
No.
