MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Both the colonists and Parliament disagreed about the colonists’ right to criticize the national government.
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Both the colonists and Parliament disagreed about the colonists’ right to establish local colonial settlements.
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Both the colonists and Parliament disagreed about the colonists’ right to participate in their national government.
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Both the colonists and Parliament disagreed about the colonists’ right to finance local colonial operations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many of the British at home were also appalled by the colonists’ violent reaction to the Stamp Act. Other Britons cheered what they saw as the vigorous defense of liberty by their counterparts in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonists organized boycotts of British goods to pressure Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts. As British customs officials arrived to collect taxes and prosecute smugglers, colonial opposition intensified, resulting in street demonstrations and protests that sometimes turned violent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American colonists were angered by the Stamp Act and quickly acted to oppose it. Because of the colonies’ sheer distance from London, the epicenter of British politics, a direct appeal to Parliament was almost impossible. Instead, the colonists made clear their opposition by simply refusing to pay the tax.