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Why were the British taxing the American colonies?

Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.

What did the British tax during the American Revolution?

Stamp Act. Parliament’s first direct tax on the American colonies, this act, like those passed in 1764, was enacted to raise money for Britain. It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.

Why were the British mad at the colonists at the end of the war?

They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes.

Was Britain justified in taxing the colonies?

The British government felt that the colonies should share in the expense of the war and help to pay for the British troops in the Americas. The British felt they were well justified in charging this tax because the colonies were receiving the benefit of the British troops and needed to help pay for the expense.

How did the British government react to those protest?

how did the british government react to the protests of the proclamation of 1763? the government ignored them and sent more troops over. what did the stamp act (1765) require colonists to do? colonists had to buy a stamp for any paper they used, including newspaper and cards.

How British taxes influenced the actions of the colonists and led to the American Revolution?

The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by a series of laws passed between 1763 and 1775 that regulating trade and taxes. Since enforcement of these duties had previously been lax, this ultimately increased revenue for the British Government and served to increase the taxes paid by the colonists.

What taxes caused the Revolutionary War?

Parliaments’ effort to tax the colonies without the consent of the colonists, especially as enacted in the Townshend Acts of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773, had been a major cause of the American Revolution.

Why did Great Britain feel that it was fair to tax the colonists for the French and Indian War?

The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War. The British felt they were well justified in charging this tax because the colonies were receiving the benefit of the British troops and needed to help pay for the expense. The colonists didn’t feel the same.

What made the colonists angry with the British government quizlet?

Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists? Parliament believed the colonists should pay for some of Britain’s war debt. Parliament issued the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts, which increased the colonists’ anger.

Why did the British decide to raise taxes on the American colonists how did the Americans react give specific examples for both questions?

The Colonies were not happy about paying England’s cost for a war that had not benefited the colonies as much as it had benefited England. So the American felt that they had already paid their share of the cost of the French and Indian Wars. The British felt justified in raising the taxes the American Colonists paid.

Why would the British parliament say taxation was justified?

How did the British feel about the riots that broke out in America protesting these taxes?

Some colonists felt that by keeping this tax in place, the British were subtly informing the colonists the British could do whatever they wanted since these were their colonies. The ultimate response of the British government to these protests was to repeal the Townshend Acts.