SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Many colonists felt that Parliament could not directly tax the colonies because they had not representation in the British government.
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Many colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair because it only taxed them a little.
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Many colonists were happy to pay their taxes, even though they had no representation in Parliament.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent-consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was “No taxation without representation".
Detailed explanation-3: -The English felt that the colonists should pay taxes because the English government was providing services that the colonists would otherwise have had to do without. The Americans felt the taxes were unfair because they were being imposed by a government in which the colonists had no “voice."