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The colonists didn't object to all taxes - the problem was that there was no colonial representation in parliament, so many of the taxes levied by England didn't take into account many aspects of the colonial economy/lifestyle. England also began levying especially high taxes to raise revenue without considering any effect on the colonies.
they refused to pay this tax . they were afraid that soon all British merchants would pay no tax.
One of the things they wanted out of their new country was 'no taxation without representation'. To them the Stamp Act was similar to laws they were forced to obey in England in that it forced them to pay a fine that they did not have a say in.
They did not have representation in Parliament
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
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Because they were taxed without representation which means no colonist representatives were present when Parliament decided to tax the colonies.
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
The American colonists objected to British taxes because they were being forced to pay money to the Crown, and at the same time had no say in the British Parliament. This is where the phrase "no taxation without representation" comes from.
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
The colonists were upset because it was taxation without representation, meaning that the colonists were not represented in Parliament so the tax was done without colonial consent.
It because of racism practice in taxation system. American Colonists had no representation in Parliament.
the British planned to enforce this law. They were being taxed without any representation in the British Parliament.
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British soldiers would make the colonists give them food and shelter.