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Why did the british start to tax the colonists?
To have money for the war.
What country passed the four laws to tax the colonists?
the british
What happened when the colonists boycotted goods that carried a British tax?
The British raised taxes.
Why shouldn't the british tax the colonists?
No taxation without representation in parliament
What was the common theme of the colonists against the British taxes?
Stamp tax
Did the colonists tax the british?
no
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 The colonists rebelled with force and the Act could not be imposed and was repealed 17th March 1766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 the parliament want to tax the colonists?
Because the British were broke after many wars, and to raise money, they taxed the colonists.
Why did the stamp act upset the American colonists?
Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.
Why did the British create a stamp tax in 1765?
The British created a tax stamp because the tax was imposed on all American colonists
Did the British tax the colonists in 1760and 1770?
of course
Why did the british start to tax the colonists?
To have money for the war.
Were the colonists justified in resisting British policies after the french and Indian war?
yes the british had no right to tax the colonists
What negative thing did the british carry out of the french and Indian war?
a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev. a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev.
What message did the Boston Tea Party send the British?
The colonists were outraged when the British taxed the colonists (after the French Indian War) crazy amounts. The British had a large tax on the colonists favorite drink, tea. So the colonists dumped a ton of tea off a British ship in Boston Harbor to make the point that they did not want to be taxed so heavily.
Do you believe the british has the right to tax the colonists?
no because they are not allowed to do that
What country passed the four laws to tax the colonists?
the british
