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Why did king george the 3rd think thst the colonists should be subject to british laws?
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He wanted the money for himself to buy Luxuries and fancy things like that.
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Why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
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.
Which of these supported the British argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when britian did not have much wealth.
Why did some colonists believe that they should not be taxed?
After the seven years' war, the British decided that the colonists should pay for the war debt and the army cost because the British were defending the Americans. The Americans retaliated because they thought that because they fought along side the British, and in their viewpoint, for the British, they shouldn't have to pay for something that was not their problem.
What facts supported the British argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth.
The colonists rebelled against the stamp act because?
The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of North America to pay for the seven years war. The British Govermment thought that the Colonies would benefit from the Military presence and therefore should pay for a portion of the expence. There were no colonists elected to the British Parliament and so for Parliament to tax the colonists was seen as a violation of the British Constitution. The British Constitution guaranteed that British subjects should not be taxed without their consent. So this tax was a violation of the Constitutiuon. The colonists rebelled and declared - 'no taxation without representation'. The colonists rebelled with force and the Act could not be imposed and was repealed 17th March 1766
Why did King George III think colonists should be subject to British laws?
King George III thought colonists should be subjected to British laws because the colonists were dependent on Great Britain for the supplies they needed. However, the colonists found ways to create these supplies on their own through farming, textile mills, and other such means.
Why did king george the III think colonists should be subjected to british laws?
King George III thought colonists should be subjected to British laws because the colonists were dependent on Great Britain for the supplies they needed. However, the colonists found ways to create these supplies on their own through farming, textile mills, and other such means.
Why did Britain impose the stamp acts?
The British Soldiers protected the American colonists. King George III thought the colonists should help pay the army's cost.
How did the colonists feel about the Townshend act?
The colonies didnt think they should have to pay taxes like a British subject without a representative in Parlaiment like a British subject gets.
What was the subject of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
The subject of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine was a list of gripes that the Colonists should not put up with any more from the British. "Common Sense" was one of the reasons the Colonists decided to break completely free from the British ruler.
Why did rebecca franks say colonists should stay under british rule?
because she thought that George Washington was a traitor and that the nobility of the brits was to be mirrored in Americas
Was George Washington pleased when his cousin helped the British?
No George Washington said to his cousin that he should have refused the British when they asked for helped
Why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
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.
What did the British do to try to recover their war spending and how did the colonists respond?
The British try to recover their war spending by that they thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of defending the colonies. The colonists didn't like the British government by telling them to stay out of those lands.
What was Paul Reveres contribution to society?
He warned the colonists that the British were coming and that the colonists should arm themselves and get ready to fight.
Who convince the colonists that they should seek independence from great Britain?
george washington
why did colonists feel that the british parliament overstepped its bounds with the stamp act?
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
