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What is a representative colony?
A colonial representative is a person elected or selected by the voters in that colony, or selected by the colonial legislature (assembly) to represent the interests of the colonists in the colonial government. The Parliament of Great Britain is the legislative branch of the British government. In the years prior to the American Revolution, the colonists complained that they did not have any representation in the Parliament, therefor Parliament had no legal right to enact laws for the colonies, with the exception of regulating trade. The Parliament answered that the colonies had virtual representation because Parliament (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) represented the entire empire, not any specific area of the British Empire. MrV
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.
Did colonists elect members of the Parliament?
No, colonists did not elect members of the British Parliament. The Parliament represented the interests of Britain, and colonists had no direct representation within it, leading to the famous slogan "no taxation without representation." This lack of representation contributed to growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, ultimately culminating in the American Revolution.
Who had taken away the colonists rights?
Britain - King George III and Parliament
Why did the sugar alarm the colonists?
They felt that britain had no right to tax them because they had no representation in parliament
What were the reasons for the colonists' response to the Stamp Act?
The colonists did not feel it was fair to pay a tax to Great Britain when they did not have representation in the Parliament of Great Britain. The colonists felt that were being held in bondage to the crown in much the same was as Ireland.
How did colonists protest british taxes?
They were people who didnt like taxes being put on them.
Why did some American colonists object to paying taxes to Great Britain?
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
Why did English colonists in America expect to have representative democracy in the colonies?
They did because they can expected Britain to take over.
What is the English representative body calls?
There is no English representative body. England is a part of, but not the same as, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The representative - ie elected - part of the UK Government is The House of Commons a part of the UK parliament.
Why did American colonists resent British tax?
Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.
Why did the tax laws enacted by the British Parliament cause conflicts between the colonists and Britain?
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