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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.
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How did the colonist use boycott against the British?
American colonists used boycotts to protest British rule and avoid the high taxes the King required. After Britain began taxing stamps and paper, colonists clashed with British tax collectors and authorities, eventually leading to the American Revolution.
How did British rule in the colonies fail to fulfill the purpose of government?
the british didnt have the colonists consent to taxing
Why were the colonist mad with the British?
The British were upset at the colonists because the rejected many of their acts that they enforced. British did not treat the colonies fairly and only saw them as a way to make money. (The mercantile theory) However, the colonists thought that the acts that the British Parlament enforced were outrageous, especially the Stamp Act and the Tea Act. The Stamp Act resulted in a famous phrase created by a colonist, "No taxation without representation!" The Tea Act was hated by the colonies so much that it resulted in a well known event called the Boston Tea Party.
Why did the British government start taxing the colonies?
Who coined the phrase no taxation without representation?
James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) During a Boston town meeting in 1765 protesting the Sugar Act (1764), Otis stated that "taxation without representation is tyranny."
Why did American colonists want independence for the British?
The British were taxing the colonists for tea and other necessities unfairly. They also would not let the colonists be represented in Britain.
Why did the British government decide to begin taxing the American colonists?
They taxed them because the british king wanted the money.
Why did the colonists fight of british?
The British were taxing the colonists without representation in Parliament.
How have the British people failed the colonists?
By taxing our land, taxing our imported goods and taxing our tea!
Why did the colonists no longer trust the British?
cuz they kept taxing colonists.
What argument did the author of the Declaration of Independence give for declaring the colonies free from British control?
- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too
How did the British government anger the colonists?
Taxing them with out representation.
How did the colonist use boycott against the British?
American colonists used boycotts to protest British rule and avoid the high taxes the King required. After Britain began taxing stamps and paper, colonists clashed with British tax collectors and authorities, eventually leading to the American Revolution.
How did the British react to the Declaratory Act?
they kept taxing the colonists and started saying that the colonists could do nothing about it
When did the colonists dumped the tea?
The colonist dumped tea because the British were taxing them
How did British rule in the colonies fail to fulfill the purpose of government?
the british didnt have the colonists consent to taxing
Who refuses to listen to the cries of colonist responsible for taxing colonist?
I'm unsure of your question. If you mean who was responsible for taxing the American colonists and refused to listen to their cries. It was both King George III and the British Parliament.
