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The Stamp Act was a tax levied by the British against the colonies, requiring that anything they print has to be printed on official British stamped paper, which had a tax on it. This unfair tax drove the colonists to anger and revolt.
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∙ 14y agoThe Stamp Act created a tax on various, everyday items that colonists would buy. Even though the money raised by the Stamp Act would be used in the colonies, it was considered an "internal tax," which the colonies claimed was illegal since they had no representation in Parliament. The colonists agreed that Britain could impose "external taxes" to regulate the trade between colony and Mother Country, but not internal, direct taxes being place on the citizens. Only a colonial assembly could enact direct, internal taxes on the people. After Parliament passed the Act, the Sons of Liberty in many colonies, especiallyMassachusetts protested the Act and some even took violent action. A Stamp Act Congress was held in the colonies to protest the internal, direct taxation of the colonies, while still acknowledging colonial loyalty to the King. The Crown and Parliament had not expected such violent demonstrations against the Act. The Act was repealed the Stamp Act while still claiming the right to enact all tax legislation for the colonies.
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∙ 14y agoIt gave colonists another reason to fight against England due to the increase of taxes.
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What were the long term historical factors that moved America toward independence from Britain?
Colonists of the United States of America wanted Independence from England because they were given unfair taxes and did not have the freedom they wanted.
How were the colonists alerted to the British moved?
because they have secret spy looking out.
What was the goal of the colonists who moved to north America?
opportunities to make money (apex)
What are the main reasons why colonists moved to the colonies.?
because the other colonies had more resources than theirs so they moved to these colonies.
How many colonists left their home and moved to British controlled lands?
Nearly 100,000
What is the Texas colonists?
They are the thirteen colonists that moved to Texas for gold, god, and glory.
Where did more colonists settle as more people moved to Maryland and Virginia?
They moved to Carolina.
When did colonists move west?
Moved In 1567
Why did colonists move to Manhattan?
they moved to Manhattan for their liberty
How did the EVENTS of lexington and Concord change the conflict between Great Britain and the colonists?
The events at concord changed the conflict between great Britain by the British were forced to retreat to Boston and the events effected the colonists by although Revere had been arrested, the colonists of Concord were warned by another rider.
What were the long term historical factors that moved America toward independence from Britain?
Colonists of the United States of America wanted Independence from England because they were given unfair taxes and did not have the freedom they wanted.
How did the constitunial monarchy influence the American revolution?
The constitutional monarchy in Britain at the time of the American Revolution played a significant role in shaping the grievances of the American colonists. The colonists felt that their rights as Englishmen were being violated by the monarchy, leading to a desire for greater self-governance. These perceived infringements on liberty ultimately fueled the revolution and the fight for independence from the monarchy.
Why did the early colonists want to break away from great Britain?
The early colonists were puritans. And this wasnt excepted by the king of England. So they fled to the Netherlands. However they didn't seem to like it there since the Netherlands made their children mean. so they boarded the mayflower and went to Amerika.
What people moved into South Carolina in 1685?
european colonists
When did the colonists moved to north America?
To Make More Money.
What was one effect of the French and Indian War?
france loses its norht american possessions. britain is left with a large debt colonists developed a sense of unity colonists begin setting in the ohio river valley n.a resist colonists setteling in the ohio river n.a.=native americans.
How were the colonists alerted to the British moved?
because they have secret spy looking out.
