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Some reasons why Parliament believed that the colonists would accept the Tea Act of 1773 are:
- The revenues raised by this act would go toward the defense of the colonies.
- The colonial assemblies would collect the revenues raised by this act.
- This act repealed the offensive Townshend Duties that taxed all imports.
- This act substantially lowered the price of tea sold in the colonies.
What else can I help you with?
How did the colonies believe they should be governed?
The colonists eventually decided that they wanted to be a sovergin nation but at first they felt that they should have a say, or representation, in the British legislation, Parliament. "No taxation without representation" was a popular slogan for the colonists. Fair representation in Parliament wouldn't have gotten the colonists what they really wanted, they would just have been out voted by other members of Parliament. The colonists felt that if they were to be taxed and forced to comply with British law set by a far-away nation who couldn't understand the needs of the Colonies, that they should at least have a say in what goes on concerning their way of life. It was more of the principle of the matter that really rallied the colonists against the British. This, along with other issues led to the American Revolution which the Colonies fight for their freedom from Great Britain after the British refused to reconize them as an emerging, sovergin nation,
What would be different without the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress created the Declaration of Rights (declared that colonists were not represented in English Parliament, only colony legislatures could tax colonists) and the Continental Association which enforced a limited boycott set against trade with England.
Who was involved in the townshend acts?
The Townshend acts were one of the main things that led the US Revolutionary War. The acts involved the parliament of Britain and the colonists in what would become America.
The purpose of the stamp act and the tea acts?
The purpose of Parliament's Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 was to raise money to help pay off debts from the French and Indian War (1756 - 1763). The colonists objected strongly to these taxes, believing that Parliament could not levy a tax on colonists because they had no representation in Parliament. Parliament revoked the Stamp Act but did not want the colonists to think they had agreed to the principle that it could not tax the colonists. The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by Parliament imposing taxes on the thirteen colonies. They included the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. Their main purposes were: to raise money to pay the salaries of Royal governors and judges in the colonies by imposing "duties" (import taxes) on necessities such as paper, paint, glass, and tea (previously, the governors were appointed by the King but were paid by the colonies; if the colonials were not happy with the way their governor exercised his considerable powers, they could fight back by refusing in the colonial legislature to allocate any money to pay him); to become able to enforce stricter compliance with trade regulations, by establishing new customs offices and by giving customs officers broad powers to search businesses and homes; and to establish definitively that the British Parliament had the power to tax the colonies. Colonists objected to all of these taxes. Their responses included protests, boycotts, and an increase in the amount of smuggling - illegally importing tea and other items without reporting it to the British customs officers and paying duties. The purpose of the Tea Act of 1773 was to undercut the price of smuggled tea, so that colonists would purchase tea instead from the British East India Company. Since Townshend Act duties had been paid on this tea, Parliament reasoned that by purchasing it, colonists would have been implicitly agreeing to accept Parliament's right to tax them without representation.
Why might colonists in a proprietary colony be unhappy if their colony were converted to a royal colony?
Colonist would be unhappy because The King or Parliament would want to collect taxes. Royal Colonies were controlled by kings or rulers of nations and proprietary colonies were controlled by the people
Why did Parliament believe the colonists would accept the Tea Act of 1773?
Parliament believed the colonists would accept the Tea Act of 1773 because it lowered the price of tea for the colonists, making it more affordable than smuggled tea. Additionally, Parliament thought the colonists would be willing to pay the tax on tea to support British authority.
How would parliament have interpreted the colonists reactions?
The parliament interpreted the colonists reactions in one way. The parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament.
What acts of the British Parliament caused the colonists to rebel?
the answer is because Boston would be punished and the parliament decided to close the port of Boston until the colonists paid for their tea . In which the colonists called parliments actions the Intolerable Acts.
Why did colonists think a ban on trade would force parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts?
Trade with the colonies was economically important to Great Britain. The colonists thought the economic implications would be enough for the British Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
Why did parliament think colonists should be willing to pay the stamp act taxes?
stamp tax money would be used to defend the colonies
What act did parliament pass in place of the stamp act?
so that the colonists would know that the king was in charge
What right under the form of government did colonists cherish above all?
The American colonists wanted to have representation in the British parliament so they would have a voice regarding taxation. This was to the British, a privilege they would not support.
What if Parliament and King George the third had implemented a more agreeable policy with colonists?
Then we would still be with our "Mother Country"
Were the colonists justified in their list of grievances?
Yes, the colonists were justified. They had been asking for Parliament representation for a decade, without results. The actions of Parliament was retaliatory, and created resentment that had not previously existed in the colonies. Diplomacy probably would have curtailed the revolution. However, Parliament attempted to subjugate rather than negotiate.
What right under the British form of government did colonists cherish above all?
The American colonists wanted to have representation in the British parliament so they would have a voice regarding taxation. This was to the British, a privilege they would not support.
What was the rusult of the French and Indian War?
British parliament thought the colonists should pay the cost of the war that is why the British parliament thought this war that the french would win in the war.
Why did the Colonists believe they would be labeled traitors?
they belived that because they traided on the king and on there contry
