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Why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
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.
Why did the American Revolutionary War happen?
The American Revolution started mainly because of taxes. The British gave overpriced taxes to the colonists.
What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
The colonists resorted to smuggling goods and other materials instead of paying the taxes.
Why did the colonists believe that they did not have to pay British taxes?
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
Why were colonists upset by the parliaments effort to taxes them and how did they challenge these taxes?
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Why were the colonists so against paying taxes to England?
because England kept raising taxes and putting taxes on new things and the colonists moved away from England to get away from high taxes
How do states use taxes?
States use the state taxes on many different things. These taxes are used to redo roads, pay state employee wages, plow roads, and upkeep of lawns.
What decisions led to the revolution?
taxation without representation what that means was the british was puting into to act unnescesary taxes on the colonists
What did the townshend act require colonists to do?
The Townshend Acts required the colonists to pay taxes without their consent. This taxes were placed upon the Colonies by Britain. The colonists were perturbed over these taxes, resulting in such things like the Boston Tea Party in attempts to rebel against these taxes.
What did the townshend act do to the colonist?
The Townshend Acts required the colonists to pay taxes without their consent. This taxes were placed upon the Colonies by Britain. The colonists were perturbed over these taxes, resulting in such things like the Boston Tea Party in attempts to rebel against these taxes.
What are 3 things that taxes are used to pay for?
Water, sewer, libraries, roads and schools
Who paid taxes Colonists or Tories?
Colonists paid a disproportionate share of taxes.
Why did colonists protest the taxes passed by parliament?
Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
Why did the colonists go against the king?
The colonists went against the king because he was raising all the taxes, and made new taxes for things that don't make sense. he raised the taxes so high that the colonists just couldn't stand it and started the Revolutionary War.
What dose taxes mean?
Taxes are how we pay for the schools, roads, police, and other things needed to make our society better and safer.
Who should be responsible for paying to improve roads and bridges the state government or the federal government?
I think it is the job of both. We have Federal highways and we have state roads so it is the job of both of them to keep up the roads and bridges . That is why we pay taxes. I am in CA and we pay .60 of every gallon of gas in taxes for roads and they use it for other things.
How do you pay for roads?
taxes?
