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There are several possible reasons. Perhaps the most prominent is that they were scared of the colonists. They were set apart from their home government and had many more opportunities to grow unhappy with Parliament. Taxes were intended to break their spirit and help "keep them in line". Evidently, that didn't work out real well.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Brittish Parliament taxed the colonies because the King of England was like a governer to them. He started to raising the money from the tax, so this is where the whole war started. I don't want to type much because I got tired of typing. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful! Lol, I'm kiding, I'm just a kid.
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∙ 16y agoBritain helped the colonies fight the French so that they could expand. The cost of fighting the French was more than England was prepared for so they began taxing the colonists to make up some of the money.
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∙ 11y agoThey decided to tax the American colonies because they had to pay off war debts from the French, and Indian war. They were in major debt from the war, and they thought it was much needed.
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∙ 12y agobecause they wanted to dont ask questions nomore
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∙ 13y agoThe Parliament decided to tax the colonies to help pay for the French and Indian War.
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to pay off war debts.
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Which act in 1765 by the British parliament was the first direct tax on the colonies?
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
Which act passed in 1765 the British Parliament was the first direct tax in the colonies?
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
Who put a tax on import to the colonies?
British Parliament and King George III
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies in all case?
The Declaratory Act
Which act gave the british parliament the right to tax and make decisions in the colonies in all cases?
The Declaratory Act
Which act gave the british parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies ''in all cases''?
The Declaratory Act
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.
As it repealed the stamp act the british parliament asserted its right to tax the colonies with what act?
Declaratory Act 1766
Was one of the major issues that caused the colonial governments to become unhappy with the British Parliament?
Anger over the Stamp Act caused the colonies to grow displeased with the British Parliament. Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He thought it was not fair that the British Parliament had imposed this tax. He thought only the colonial assemblies should have the power to tax. The colonies' anger with the British Parliament eventually led to the American Revolution.
Why did colonies cry no taxation without representation?
The British Parliament was taxing the colonies. The colonies had no representation in the Parliament.
What could the parliament not do?
Parliament could not effectively tax and control the colonies.
Which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies?
which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies was the stamp act congress
