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Why were the colonist so afraid of beaing taxed without representation?
the colonists believed that the powerto tax was the power to erode a persons' political rights
What principals did the colonists believe the stamp act violated?
The thing about the Stamp Act is that it was an internal tax, unlike the Sugar Act before it, and internal taxes were designed to raise revenue for the crown and had far wider effects. The colonists (well, Grenville and his supporters) felt that Parliament could not tax any British subjects unless they enjoyed representation. Many colonists also felt that the Stamp Act forced them to either confront the issue of parliamentary taxation head-on or to give up on any claim to rights of self-government. So, in answer to your question, I would assume that they felt it violated the idea of representation or perhaps self-government (both of which were important to patriots), and they would not accept virtual representation for themselves.
Why did the colonists view these laws as attacks on their rights as British citizens?
The colonists felt that the tax laws should be passed only by their colonial representation. "No taxation without representation" became a rallying cry of the colonists.
Why were the colonists angered by the stamp act?
The colonists got mad cause the british we're in dept and started the stamp act where colonists had to pay extra tax on printed goods such as printed documents and other things so the colonists got mad cause it wasn't fair
Why did the intolerable act make colonists so angry?
taxation without representation
What did patriots think of taxation?
It was not the tax that bothered them that much as it was the taxation without representation in the British Parliament. The colonists had no say in their governance, so they thought the tax was arbitrarily imposed.
Why did the colonist object the stamp act?
The colonists were upset because it was taxation without representation, meaning that the colonists were not represented in Parliament so the tax was done without colonial consent.
Why were the colonist so afraid of beaing taxed without representation?
the colonists believed that the powerto tax was the power to erode a persons' political rights
Why does the tax on tea by the British bother the colonists so much?
taxation without representation...the colonists had no representatives in Parliament to vote against the ever increasing taxes....and besides if they hadnt you wouldn't have been free :)
Why were all acts accepted except tax on tea?
Actually, they weren't. The difference was that the Tea Act was written in a way to try to look like something other than a tax, but also so if the colonists accepted it, the British Parliament would argue that they had accepted the power of Parliament to tax them without representation. Colonists who understood the world situation also objected to the tax because it was a move by Parliament to bail out the British East India Company by raising money from the colonists. Giant corporations were regarded as oppressing the colonists along with the Crown, so fighting the tea tax was a fight against two evils at once.
What principals did the colonists believe the stamp act violated?
The thing about the Stamp Act is that it was an internal tax, unlike the Sugar Act before it, and internal taxes were designed to raise revenue for the crown and had far wider effects. The colonists (well, Grenville and his supporters) felt that Parliament could not tax any British subjects unless they enjoyed representation. Many colonists also felt that the Stamp Act forced them to either confront the issue of parliamentary taxation head-on or to give up on any claim to rights of self-government. So, in answer to your question, I would assume that they felt it violated the idea of representation or perhaps self-government (both of which were important to patriots), and they would not accept virtual representation for themselves.
Why did The American colonists used the slogan no taxation without representation?
The colonists thought it was not fair if England kept taxing them when they didn't even have a say in Parliament. So I think that it was a meaningful slogan because to this day you can tax someone without a vote or say.
Why did the colonists view these laws as attacks on their rights as British citizens?
The colonists felt that the tax laws should be passed only by their colonial representation. "No taxation without representation" became a rallying cry of the colonists.
Why did the stamp act irritate the colonists so much?
Because it was taxation without representation.
What was the stamp act and why did so many colonists-?
It was the new tax that was imposed on all the American colonists and required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
Why did American colonists think the tax laws imposed by the British were unfair?
They thought that it was unfair because the tax was too high and the colonists were unable to afford it, they had thought the laws were unfair because England was trying to control them. the colonists wanted independence and were not going to pay the unfair tax on everything. taxation but no representation e.g. vote or voice
Why did the intolerable act make colonists so angry?
taxation without representation
