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The colonists opposed the taxes because they didn't get any benefits. The British were paying the Native Americans for American scalps if they went beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The British were forcing Americans to buy British goods even though the Dutch were willing to sell the same goods for a better price.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe simple answer is Taxation Without Representation, although it was far more complicated.
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Why did the american colonists oppose the taxes imposed by the british after 1763?
The British were imposing very high taxes on the American colonists after 1763. They saw the money that could be raised on taxing the colonists as a way to recover money spent on the French and Indian War that brought their country financial hardship. Without the American colonists having representation in Parliament there was very little the colonists could do to contest these high rates of taxes.
The colonists' initial goal against the British was to?
The colonists initial goal against the British was for lower taxation. Instead of lowering taxes the British increase taxes. The increased taxes led to the Revolutionary war.
Why did the colonists work together to oppose British actions?
because the British taxed them for no good reason.
What did colonists do to let Parliament know they were against british taxes?
The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.
How did the colonists protest British taxes?
by boycotting products.
Why did the colonists oppose English taxes?
American colonists objected to British taxes because the colonists had no vote on the taxes and no representation in the British parliament. The colonists' catchphrase for protests was "taxation without representation", because they were being taxed without representation in the parliament and that's why they were mad.
How did colonists oppose new British taxes?
By active resistance such as the Boston Tea Party, boycotting English products and by smuggling.
How did the colonies oppose British taxes?
They made the intolerable acts to oppose the british taxes, they Used the Quartering Act, Stamp Act.
How did colonist respond to british taxes?
The colonists did not respond well to British taxes. These colonists were outraged that they were being taxed the way that they were.
Why did the colonists believe that they did not have to pay British taxes?
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
Why did the american colonists oppose the taxes imposed by the british after 1763?
The British were imposing very high taxes on the American colonists after 1763. They saw the money that could be raised on taxing the colonists as a way to recover money spent on the French and Indian War that brought their country financial hardship. Without the American colonists having representation in Parliament there was very little the colonists could do to contest these high rates of taxes.
What did the British want from the colonists?
Taxes
How did the colonists show their opposition to british control the frontier and the imposition of new taxes?
In a mercantilism system, colonies were expected to serve the colonial power. Grenville reasoned that the colonists would not oppose small tax increases.
How did colonists show their opposition to British control of the frontier and imposition of new taxes?
In a mercantilism system, colonies were expected to serve the colonial power. Grenville reasoned that the colonists would not oppose small tax increases.
How did colonists show their opposition to British control of their Frontier and the imposition of new taxes?
In a mercantilism system, colonies were expected to serve the colonial power. Grenville reasoned that the colonists would not oppose small tax increases.
In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies?
Well they threw stones,rocks and many more things to get the colonists hot.
The colonists' initial goal against the British was to?
The colonists initial goal against the British was for lower taxation. Instead of lowering taxes the British increase taxes. The increased taxes led to the Revolutionary war.
