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Americans were British and therefore were under English rule. The king owned the colonies and he could make laws at will.

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Who led the American colonists to rebel against British rule?

The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.


What were the two sides in the debate over British taxation of the British?

The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.


Were the soldiers in the Continental Army volunteers?

The Patriots were the American colonists who rebelled against the British in the American Revolution. The American colonists who stayed loyal to the British and were against the Patriots were called Loyalists.


Why did Henry claim that only representatives chosen by the American colonists had he right to decide how American colonists should be taxed?

Henry argued that only representatives elected by the American colonists had the legitimate authority to impose taxes on them because of the principle of "no taxation without representation." He believed that since the colonists had no voice in the British Parliament, it was unjust for them to be taxed by a body that did not represent their interests. This perspective was rooted in the idea that self-governance and consent of the governed were essential rights. Thus, Henry emphasized that taxation should originate from local representatives who understood and prioritized the needs of the colonists.


What laws did the British pass on the colonists?

lots... for ex they forced colonists to quarter british soldier. taxed everything etc

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Why were American colonists upset with British rule?

Britain taxed them


How did the American Revolution begins?

The British taxed the colonists to much that they started to rebell against the British.


Why did the British government decide to begin taxing the American colonists?

They taxed them because the british king wanted the money.


What was the stamp act and how did it affect the American colonist?

The British taxed stamps on American colonists, thus making the colonists spend more money that went to Britain


What did the British government do to help pay the French and Indian war?

The British taxed the American colonists for far too many items.


Who led the American colonists to rebel against British rule?

The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.


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.


What were the two sides in the debate over British taxation of the British?

The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.


The American colonists based their right to revolt against Britains authority on the claim that?

their rights as British subjects had been violated.Taxation without representation


What were the two sides in the debate over british taxation?

The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.


Were the soldiers in the Continental Army volunteers?

The Patriots were the American colonists who rebelled against the British in the American Revolution. The American colonists who stayed loyal to the British and were against the Patriots were called Loyalists.


Why did Henry claim that only representatives chosen by the American colonists had he right to decide how American colonists should be taxed?

Henry argued that only representatives elected by the American colonists had the legitimate authority to impose taxes on them because of the principle of "no taxation without representation." He believed that since the colonists had no voice in the British Parliament, it was unjust for them to be taxed by a body that did not represent their interests. This perspective was rooted in the idea that self-governance and consent of the governed were essential rights. Thus, Henry emphasized that taxation should originate from local representatives who understood and prioritized the needs of the colonists.