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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.
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What was the common theme of the colonists against the British taxes?
Stamp tax
What was the colonists' main argument against the Stamp Tax?
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
What is the stamp act and why did Paul Revere and the other colonists rebel against the act?
the stamp act is a tax on paper and Paul revere and other colonists rebelled against it because they thought the king had no right to tax with out representation.
How colonists show they did not like the taxes from Britain?
because the tax was too high
What is the author's purpose in Patrick Henry's speech?
To show the colonists that war with Britain was their only option. Apex
What was the common theme of the colonists against the British taxes?
Stamp tax
What was the colonists' main argument against the Stamp Tax?
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
What is the stamp act and why did Paul Revere and the other colonists rebel against the act?
the stamp act is a tax on paper and Paul revere and other colonists rebelled against it because they thought the king had no right to tax with out representation.
How colonists show they did not like the taxes from Britain?
because the tax was too high
Why did many colonists believe that the british parliament to tax them were against their rights?
The colonists believed that since they had no representatives in the English government, That the government had no right to tax them. their rallying cry was" no taxation without representation".
Why did many colonists believe that the British Parliament attempts tax them were against their right?
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What act was passed to punish colonists for rebelling against Stamp Act?
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767 after the Colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act was a tax on glass, paint, lead, tea and other things the Colonists needed.
Was a major grievance of the colonists against Great Britain?
Taxation without representation was the major grievance the colonists had against England (not yet called 'Great Britain'). The tax on tea was especially annoying. Colonists, having been British themselves, liked drinking their tea! The Boston Tea was a revolt against additional taxes imposed on tea. But leveling other taxes were endless, such as the Stamp Tax.
Why did colonists believe that the British parliaments attempt to tax them were against their rights?
Because the colonies in America felt that Britain had no right to tax US goods and services.
What is the author's purpose in Patrick Henry's speech?
To show the colonists that war with Britain was their only option. Apex
Why did many colonists believe that the British Parliament's attempts to tax them were against their right?
colonists believed that since the government had no representative they had no right to tax them. Their rallying cry was "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!"
Why did the sugar act make the colonist so angry?
Some colonists felt that Britain had no right to tax them because they had no representations in parliament. The colonists felt that this was against their rights as British citizens.The colonists opposed the Sugar Act because it was the first time they received an internal tax directly and felt that it was a major tax hike. Prior to that act, they were taxed lower and indirectly.
