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The colonists expected Great Britain to repeal the intolerable acts because the colonists said that they had no representatives in congress. Taxation without representation is unfair, they declared. The tea tax was the next tax put upon the colonists by the British....This, in turn, led to the Boston Tea Party.
The British Parliament finally decided to repeal the Stamp Act after merchants pledged to boycott British goods. The Stamp Act would later be replaced with the Townshend Acts.
The boycotting of British items prior to the Revolutionary war hurt America in that as mostly Englishmen, they were used to certain things, such as tea, and sugar. Since the taxes on these items were climbing higher, the colonists chose to express themselves by boycotting these items. The colonists experimented with different types of tea substitutes, such as peppermint, sassafras, and chamomile. For sweetening, they used maple sugar, or honey. In doing so, they forced the British to take more stringent measures in solidifying their authority. This onrushing of events were to lead to the Revolutionary War.
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Yes, the British repealed the Stamp Act because the colonist had been protesting and boycotting British goods. Subsequently, the merchants' profits were lessening, so they merchants convinced parliament in Britain to repeal the Stamp Act. However, soon after, parliament passes the Declaratory Act which stated that they could still tax the colonists on whatever they pleased. Even though they repealed the Stamp Act, they were trying to tell the colonists they wouldn't get away with everything.
The rioting an boycotting were harming British trade.
Trade with the colonies was economically important to Great Britain. The colonists thought the economic implications would be enough for the British Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
Colonists expected Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts because they said they had no representatives in congress.
Because they did it the first time and it worked
The colonists expected Great Britain to repeal the intolerable acts because the colonists said that they had no representatives in congress. Taxation without representation is unfair, they declared. The tea tax was the next tax put upon the colonists by the British....This, in turn, led to the Boston Tea Party.
Because they did it the first time and it worked
The colonists expected Great Britain to repeal the intolerable acts because the colonists said that they had no representatives in congress. Taxation without representation is unfair, they declared. The tea tax was the next tax put upon the colonists by the British....This, in turn, led to the Boston Tea Party.
The British legislative is a parliament.
Because the colonists boycotted English goods. The British suffered because of the boycott and most of the acts were repealed in 1770.
The British Parliament finally decided to repeal the Stamp Act after merchants pledged to boycott British goods. The Stamp Act would later be replaced with the Townshend Acts.
The boycotting of British items prior to the Revolutionary war hurt America in that as mostly Englishmen, they were used to certain things, such as tea, and sugar. Since the taxes on these items were climbing higher, the colonists chose to express themselves by boycotting these items. The colonists experimented with different types of tea substitutes, such as peppermint, sassafras, and chamomile. For sweetening, they used maple sugar, or honey. In doing so, they forced the British to take more stringent measures in solidifying their authority. This onrushing of events were to lead to the Revolutionary War.