Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
The Colonist Were Not Represented In Parliament
The Intolerable Acts
by boycotting products.
The British Parliament were imposing very high taxes on all products that were being shipped to the colonies. The colonists had no way to voice their objections within the British government because there was no one to represent them. This caused the colonists to increase their desire to gain their independence.
The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.
The Colonist Were Not Represented In Parliament
The Intolerable Acts
taxes
The colonists protest English taxed paper,glasss,tea ,and suger.
pupitre
by boycotting products.
The British Parliament were imposing very high taxes on all products that were being shipped to the colonies. The colonists had no way to voice their objections within the British government because there was no one to represent them. This caused the colonists to increase their desire to gain their independence.
The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.
a man that didn't want to pay lots of money for taxes.
Parliament repealed the stamp act as a response to the colonist protest.
The Stamp Act was passed so the government could use the taxes to pay for the French and Indian War. Since the colonists boycotted it, the government couldn't get any money from it and ended it. Also both the British and American merchants had an impact.
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.