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The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.
they stopped buying british goodsThey stopped buying british goods.
The colonists initial goal against the British was for lower taxation. Instead of lowering taxes the British increase taxes. The increased taxes led to the Revolutionary war.
"taxation without representation " the colonist where mad because they didn't have a say in what to do in parliament they just chose for them.
The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.
The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.
The Boston Tea Party.
they stopped buying british goodsThey stopped buying british goods.
they stopped buying british goodsThey stopped buying british goods.
they stopped buying british goodsThey stopped buying british goods.
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
In one word - TAXES - they especially resented taxation without representation in Parliament
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.
they stopped buying british goodsThey stopped buying british goods.
The colonists initial goal against the British was for lower taxation. Instead of lowering taxes the British increase taxes. The increased taxes led to the Revolutionary war.
"taxation without representation " the colonist where mad because they didn't have a say in what to do in parliament they just chose for them.
The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.