THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Question
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Live free or die
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All men are created equal
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Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
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No taxation with representation
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Detailed explanation-1: -In response, the colony declared that it had the right to levy taxes through Parliament and was not represented in the British Parliament. So they put up the slogan, “No taxation without representation."
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: -In short, many colonists believed that as they were not represented in the distant British parliament, any taxes it imposed on the colonists (such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts) were unconstitutional, and were a denial of the colonists’ rights as Englishmen.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American colonies raised the slogan ‘No Taxation without Representation’. It means the colonists did not think they should be taxed unless they had representation in the British Parliament.
Detailed explanation-5: -The slogan, ‘No Taxation without Representation’ was raised by colonies.