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Why did the colonists think that they should not be taxed by the british gvernment?
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∙ 14y ago
Because parliament was not financially supporting the colonists with the tax only those left in England so they stopped paying.
Also until the war I imagine there was no one around to make them pay.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause parliament was not financially supporting the colonists with the tax only those left in England so they stopped paying.
Also unit the war imagine there was no one around to make them pay.
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∙ 11y agoTheir basic premise was that they were not represented in Parliament and that only a king could tax his people
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∙ 15y agoBecause they dont, The only reason they do now is because they got the most guns.
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∙ 14y agoi think the colonist didnt like it because it was king george III who was taxing them so they did not like it because king george III was only taxing them for his own good
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∙ 13y agobecause brittin had more power than the other colonies.
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∙ 12y agoit is not that they felt they shouldent tax them its that they taxed way to much
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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.
What factors triggered the deterioration in relations between Great Britain and American colonies?
One reason for the deterioration of relations between the British and the colonists were that the colonies were restricted to trading only with England. The other reason for deterioration is the fact that England taxed the colonies an exorbitant amount.
Why did the British feel the need to tax?
the british felt the need to tax bcuz they were in war with the french and Indians and war is expensive and they didn't have enough money so they taxed the colonists to provide for the war
What are two laws that taxed colonists?
sugar act
How did the colonies believe they should be governed?
The colonists eventually decided that they wanted to be a sovergin nation but at first they felt that they should have a say, or representation, in the British legislation, Parliament. "No taxation without representation" was a popular slogan for the colonists. Fair representation in Parliament wouldn't have gotten the colonists what they really wanted, they would just have been out voted by other members of Parliament. The colonists felt that if they were to be taxed and forced to comply with British law set by a far-away nation who couldn't understand the needs of the Colonies, that they should at least have a say in what goes on concerning their way of life. It was more of the principle of the matter that really rallied the colonists against the British. This, along with other issues led to the American Revolution which the Colonies fight for their freedom from Great Britain after the British refused to reconize them as an emerging, sovergin nation,
Why did the colonies resent being taxed by the British?
The colonists had never been taxed before. They felt that the British did nothing for them.
Why were American colonists upset with British rule?
Britain taxed them
What laws did the British pass on the colonists?
lots... for ex they forced colonists to quarter british soldier. taxed everything etc
How did colonist respond to british taxes?
The colonists did not respond well to British taxes. These colonists were outraged that they were being taxed the way that they were.
Why did some colonists believe that they should not be taxed?
After the seven years' war, the British decided that the colonists should pay for the war debt and the army cost because the British were defending the Americans. The Americans retaliated because they thought that because they fought along side the British, and in their viewpoint, for the British, they shouldn't have to pay for something that was not their problem.
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 colonists work together to oppose British actions?
because the British taxed them for no good reason.
How did the American Revolution begins?
The British taxed the colonists to much that they started to rebell against the British.
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.
Why were the Colonists upset when the British taxed them with the Proclamation of 1763?
I know this one! Our class just learned it like a few weeks ago. The colonists were upset when the British taxed them with the Proclamation of 1763 because they thought it was unfair.
What was the British law that directly taxed the colonists?
tea act *no, its the Sugar Act*
Why did the British government decide to begin taxing the American colonists?
They taxed them because the british king wanted the money.
