because they wanted to dont ask questions nomore
the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
Nothing before the revolution The British government didn't allow foreign goods into the colonies and those that tried they would add a tax on. The British had a policy of protective trade.
to make more money
the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there
The British government entill the king decided to tax the colonists.
For money
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
It would have been fair because as you state they were the "colonies", i.e., still British territory, before gaining independence as the USA.
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was placed upon newspapers. The act stated that all printed material in the colonies were required to be produced on stamped paper from London. The British Government later repealed this tax.
A tax that is paid directly to the British government is called a direct tax. An example are the taxes that are taken out of your weekly paycheck.
Yes. The British government needed help to pay for the French and Indian War which they helped the colonists fight. The colonists should have helped pay for their war. Besides at this time colonists were still British officials. The government had every right to tax them.
Nothing before the revolution The British government didn't allow foreign goods into the colonies and those that tried they would add a tax on. The British had a policy of protective trade.
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