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Which act of Parliament caused the colonists to argue that the British had violated the principle of taxation without representation?
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the stamp act
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Which act of the parliament caused the colonists to argue that the British had violated the principle of taxation with representation?
the stamp act
Why shouldn't the british tax the colonists?
No taxation without representation in parliament
Who spoke out taxation without representation?
The British colonists in America before the War of Independence (no taxation without representation /in the British Parliament/).
What was virtual representation and how did it affect colonists?
Virtual Representation was rejected by the colonists and their delegates when Parliament began taxing them without their consent - remember: "no taxation without representation"
What did the colonists and great Britain disagreed over?
The taxation to the colonists. Britain said that they could do that because they were in charge of everything that happened in their territory. The colonists said that they could not be taxed because there was no representation in Britain's Parliament.
What was the stamp act to the colonists?
The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament. "No taxation without representation!" was their slogan.
Why shouldn't the American colonists suffer from British taxation in British Parliament?
At this point int time, the colonists and Britain had a vastly different social structure, not to mention other things. Parliament simply did not share the colonists' interests. The colonists wanted to be represented by those who shared their interests, but when Parliament refused (arguing in favor of "virtual representation"), the Revolution ensued.
Why did colonist oppose the stamp act and the townshend acts?
These taxes were examples of taxation of the colonists who had no representation in Parliament.
What was Virtual representation and how did it affect the colonist?
Virtual Representation was rejected by the colonists and their delegates when Parliament began taxing them without their consent - remember: "no taxation without representation"
What is the british response of the taxation without representation?
The British responded by telling the colonists that they were represented fairly in Parliament. They stated that each member of Parliament represented all Englishmen, including the colonists, and that they should be happy with the "virtual representation".
Why did the American colonists object to the new British tax laws?
It because of racism practice in taxation system. American Colonists had no representation in Parliament.
Why did many colonists feel that they were not being treated fairly by britain?
They did not like being taxed by a Parliament in which they had no representation.The colonists did not have representation in British Parliament. Thus came the phrase "No taxation without representation," from James Otis, an Anerican revolutionary.
