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The British Empire taxed the colonists in the 13 colonies mainly because the French and Indian War against France had ended in 1763. The war was costly for Britain and forced King George III to find money to pay off debts elsewhere in the empire.
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Why did the stamp act upset the American colonists?
Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.
What was a British argument for taxing American colonists?
The British argued that they had lost so much money during the French and Indian War that they needed to tax the colonists to get it back.
What help led to war between British and the American colonists?
British enacted the stamp act to put a tax on most printed material
Why did the British feel the need to tax?
the british felt the need to tax bcuz they were in war with the french and Indians and war is expensive and they didn't have enough money so they taxed the colonists to provide for the war
What methods did the colonists use in their struggle with British authorities and how did the British try to counteract them?
The British tried to tax the colonists for all goods and services, and the colonists finally refused to pay and dumped all the English tea in the Boston Harbor, which came to be known as the Boston Tea Party. Next came the Revolutionary War, which the colonists won and signed the Declaration of Independence and won their independence from England.
Did the colonists tax the british?
no
Why did the stamp act upset the American colonists?
Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.
Did the British tax the colonists in 1760and 1770?
of course
Why did the british start to tax the colonists?
To have money for the war.
Why did the British create a stamp tax in 1765?
The British created a tax stamp because the tax was imposed on all American colonists
What negative thing did the british carry out of the french and Indian war?
a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev. a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev.
Do you believe the british has the right to tax the colonists?
no because they are not allowed to do that
What country passed the four laws to tax the colonists?
the british
What happened when the colonists boycotted goods that carried a British tax?
The British raised taxes.
Were tax on tea reasonable?
the british put tax on tea cause the colonists were being violent
What did the british think of the stamp act?
They thought it was fair to tax the colonists.
Why shouldn't the british tax the colonists?
No taxation without representation in parliament
