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Oh honey, let me tell you. The British thought they could squeeze some extra coin out of the colonies with their fancy taxes. But guess what? The colonists weren't having it and revolted like there was no tomorrow. Long story short, the British effort to raise taxes ended up sparking the American Revolution. Oopsie daisy!
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.
The colonists resorted to smuggling goods and other materials instead of paying the taxes.
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
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Stamp Act
sugar
Colonists paid a disproportionate share of taxes.
Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
By boycotting the taxed products, Colonists deprived the Crown of the intended revenue.
Oh honey, let me tell you. The British thought they could squeeze some extra coin out of the colonies with their fancy taxes. But guess what? The colonists weren't having it and revolted like there was no tomorrow. Long story short, the British effort to raise taxes ended up sparking the American Revolution. Oopsie daisy!
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.
The colonists resorted to smuggling goods and other materials instead of paying the taxes.
The colonists did not respond well to British taxes. These colonists were outraged that they were being taxed the way that they were.
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all