0
Why did the British feel that the American colonies should pay higher taxes?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
After the British, with the help of the colonists, had defeated the French in the French and Indian War (1756-1763), they acquired much more territory in need of protection against Indian attacks, including not only soldiers but forts and weapons. The British were deeply in debt from the war. The British Parliament thought it was reasonable to tax the colonists to help pay for the increased cost of protection, even though it was mostly the British monarchy and not the colonists already in place who would mostly benefit from the expanded territory.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThey thought that since these people were British (rather than "stateless") they should pay taxes like people in Wales, Scotland, or even Ireland paid taxes. A fundamental error must be that the colonies didn't receive corresponding benefits (defence, representation, development expenses, etc). In those days "Empire" meant "for the benefit of the "mother country", but later the idea of a "Commonwealth" emerged, where former colonies were united by a titular head, and mutual economic arrangements.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoBecause not many people actually PAID the tax in the first place
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why did the British think American colonists should be taxed?
Americans were British and therefore were under English rule. The king owned the colonies and he could make laws at will.
Why did the british think that their taxes on the American colonists were fair?
Navigation Acts protected English and Colonial shipsPeople who benefit from the Navigation Act are British citizens all all-British citizens should reap its benefitsActs were designed to protect the Colonials who we're novices when it came to trading with our countries
Who were the opposing sides in the Latin American revolution?
The thirteen American colonies vs. the British army/Parliament/George III or whatever you want to call it.
Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War A. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years. B. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the prote?
Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War?A. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years. B. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the protection they received during and after the war. C. The British owed France for damage caused during the war and needed colonial help. D. The British needed the money to fund further colonization efforts in South America.
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.
Why did the British think American colonists should be taxed?
Americans were British and therefore were under English rule. The king owned the colonies and he could make laws at will.
Why did the british think that their taxes on the American colonists were fair?
Navigation Acts protected English and Colonial shipsPeople who benefit from the Navigation Act are British citizens all all-British citizens should reap its benefitsActs were designed to protect the Colonials who we're novices when it came to trading with our countries
British mercantile policy?
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
What did Grenville assume would happen because the British government lacked money and managing the colonies was expensive?
American colonists should help pay for some of the expenses.
What effect of the french and Indian war was responsible for the American revolutionary war?
The reasoning of the king was that the British troops protected the colonies and they should contribute to the cost of the war.
Who were the opposing sides in the Latin American revolution?
The thirteen American colonies vs. the British army/Parliament/George III or whatever you want to call it.
Who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain?
{| |- | There were many colonists in the American Colonies that wished to remain loyal to the crown. They were known as Torys. Many moved to what is now Canada so that they could stay subjects of the British Crown. |}
A loyalists that fought in the revolution was?
Loyalists were those persons opposed to the American Revolution. They believed that Americans should be happy to remain British colonies. They were also called "Tories".
What is there a problem with the British colonies rule?
i think you have cancer you should get it checked out
Colonist who argued that the Colonies should not seperate from Britain?
{| |- | There were many colonists in the American Colonies that wished to remain loyal to the crown. They were known as Torys. Many moved to what is now Canada so that they could stay subjects of the British Crown. |}
Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain?
{| |- | There were many colonists in the American Colonies that wished to remain loyal to the crown. They were known as Torys. Many moved to what is now Canada so that they could stay subjects of the British Crown. |}
Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War A. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years. B. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the prote?
Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War?A. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years. B. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the protection they received during and after the war. C. The British owed France for damage caused during the war and needed colonial help. D. The British needed the money to fund further colonization efforts in South America.
