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Why did rebecca franks say colonists should stay under british rule?
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because she thought that George Washington was a traitor and that the nobility of the brits was to be mirrored in Americas
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What supported the British argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth.
What did Grenville assume would happen because the British government lacked money and managing the colonies was expensive?
American colonists should help pay for some of the expenses.
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 describes loyalists?
A Boston Colonist that is very loyal to the king and/or the British soldiers. It is also a person that believes that the British will win and think that other colonists should not rebel or stand up for their independence.
Why did American colonist choose to boycott British goods as a way to protest taxes?
The most tangible colonial protes to the Townshend Act was the revival of an agreement not to import British goods, especially luxury products. The Non-importation agreement slowly grew to include merchants in all of the colonies, with the exception of New Hampshire. Within a year importation from Britain dropped almost in half. he American Colonists realized that they should not be taken for granted anymore. The wanted to be their own colony now. They hated the fact that everything they did was under the British government. So in order to try to make British lower taxes, they boycottehe colonists were tired of being taxed with no say in government. After their appeals and petitions were repeatedly denied by Parliament, the colonists began boycotting British goods. The colonists knew that if they wanted to get attention from the British, they needed to attack their economy.
Who was Rebecca Franks?
Rebecca Franks was a loyalist in colonial times. She believed that Americans should remain under british rule. She believed however that colonists should have some say in how they were governed. She was from New York. She didnt share all the Partiots' political beliefs, partially because she thought some of there concerns were to excessive. Her fathers name was David,and he was a buisnessman.He provided supplies for the British army in the years before the war.She moved with her father David to Philidelphia. After Americans occupied the town she would constantly insult them upon sighting. She was often seen at British social affairs in Philidelphia as she was impressed by nobility. She said that she wanted to marry a Loyalist.
Why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after why did the British parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
What did the British do to try to recover their war spending and how did the colonists respond?
The British try to recover their war spending by that they thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of defending the colonies. The colonists didn't like the British government by telling them to stay out of those lands.
What was Paul Reveres contribution to society?
He warned the colonists that the British were coming and that the colonists should arm themselves and get ready to fight.
why did colonists feel that the british parliament overstepped its bounds with the stamp act?
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
Why did king george the III think colonists should be subjected to british laws?
King George III thought colonists should be subjected to British laws because the colonists were dependent on Great Britain for the supplies they needed. However, the colonists found ways to create these supplies on their own through farming, textile mills, and other such means.
Why did King George III think colonists should be subject to British laws?
King George III thought colonists should be subjected to British laws because the colonists were dependent on Great Britain for the supplies they needed. However, the colonists found ways to create these supplies on their own through farming, textile mills, and other such means.
Who did the colonists think should pay taxes than british Parliament?
chimi gana
What supported the British argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth.
Which of these supported the British argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when britian did not have much wealth.
Why did some colonists believe that they should not be taxed?
After the seven years' war, the British decided that the colonists should pay for the war debt and the army cost because the British were defending the Americans. The Americans retaliated because they thought that because they fought along side the British, and in their viewpoint, for the British, they shouldn't have to pay for something that was not their problem.
Of these facts supported the british argument that colonists should pay higher taxes?
many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth
