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What American tradition began with the Jamestown colony and spread quickly throughout the remaining colonies?
representation
What was a difference between government in Colonial America and government in other British colonies?
The American colonies had direct representation through assemblies.Had direct representation through assemblesA difference between government in Britain and government in colonial America was that the colonies were not represented by British parliament.
How did political representation differ in the colonies and in England?
Political representation differed in the colonies when compared to England. The colonists did not have any representation. The English citizens did.
What did virtual representation mean for the colonies?
Virtual representation was a scapegoat to let Parliament tax the colonies even though the colonies couldn't elect members for Parliament. It meant Britain could tax the colonies without colonial representation.
Who do you think was right the colonists for the protesting taxation without representation or the British for wanting to recover the money they spend?
The fact is the colonies were British and as far as the government was concerned they had to help pay for the war that was fought to defend the colonies. People like Washington were British officers in the war and the government didn't see it as " taxation without representation ."
What was the phrase the colonies used to their argument?
no taxition without representation.
What did the argument between great Britain and its American colonies between the 1760s and 1770s over virtual representation concern?
Parliament's ability to reflect colonial assemblies.
Great Britain and the American colonies were sharply divided on the question of wheather the power of legislation entailed the authority to tax. Which had the better argument?
The American colonies had a stronger argument against taxation without representation, asserting that only their elected assemblies had the right to levy taxes on them. They believed that taxation imposed by the British Parliament, in which they had no representation, violated their rights as Englishmen. Conversely, Great Britain argued that their sovereignty allowed them to impose taxes for the benefit of the empire. Ultimately, the colonial argument resonated deeply, fueling the desire for independence and shaping the foundation of American governance.
Why were the Tea and Stamp acts important to the American Revolution?
by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
What doe taxtation without representation mean?
It means that a government taxes a group of people without their representation in their government. The slogan "no taxation without representation" was coined when Britain taxed the American colonies but there was no American representation in British Parliament.
Why did some American colonists object to paying taxes to Great Britain?
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
What American tradition began with the Jamestown colony and spread quickly throughout the remaining colonies?
representation
What was the main reason for the American colonies protestation against British rule?
Taxation without representation
What prominent in the American colonies symbolized the core of their dispute with British rule?
taxation without representation
Why did some American colonist object to paying taxes to great Britain?
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
Why did colonies cry no taxation without representation?
The British Parliament was taxing the colonies. The colonies had no representation in the Parliament.
What was a difference between government in Colonial America and government in other British colonies?
The American colonies had direct representation through assemblies.Had direct representation through assemblesA difference between government in Britain and government in colonial America was that the colonies were not represented by British parliament.
