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Why did the British place taxes on the colonists?

Under pressure from American colonists and British merchants, the British did lower taxes levied on other tea importers, the tax-free status of the British East.


How did mercantilism cause the American revolution?

American colonists thought British taxes were unfair.


Taxes were imposed on the colonists?

Yes, there were many taxes imposed on the American colonies by the British Empire.


Why did the colonists oppose English taxes?

American colonists objected to British taxes because the colonists had no vote on the taxes and no representation in the British parliament. The colonists' catchphrase for protests was "taxation without representation", because they were being taxed without representation in the parliament and that's why they were mad.


Why did British believe it was necessary to raise taxes on the American colonists?

The British raised taxes in the American colonies to pay for the fighting of the French and Indian war. They also expected colonists to pay for their own defense from the continued threat of Indians. Colonists were outraged by the taxes, and some began to organize protests


Why did the British believe it was necessary to raise taxes for the American colonists?

Colonists were smuggling and they wanted to teach them a lesson.


What British Parliamentary Act did not raise taxes for American Colonists?

tea act


How do you use taxes in sentence?

Most Americans hate having to pay taxes. American colonists revolted because of British taxes.


How did the King plan to collect hos debt from the colonist?

The King planned to collect debt from the colonists primarily through taxation. He imposed various taxes, such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts, which required colonists to pay for goods and services directly to the British government. This was intended to raise revenue to cover the costs of the French and Indian War and to maintain British troops in North America. The colonists' resistance to these taxes ultimately fueled tensions that led to the American Revolution.


What were the colonists rebelling against during the American revolution?

British laws, taxes and occupancy


Which act by the British government caused the American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?

requirement that the colonists pay taxes on British goods


What best explains how mercantilism helped cause the American Revolution?

American colonists thought British taxes were unfair.