THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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British merchants were taxed at a higher rate than colonial merchants
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Parliament passed the laws to deregulate the trade of imports
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the laws only applied to those foreign subjects of the British crown
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colonists were taxed without direct representation in Parliament
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Detailed explanation-1: -They believed that it was unfair to have Parliament make the Americans pay taxes when they had no say in the decision. Most colonial governments were headed by governors appointed by Britain, rather than people elected by Americans. Many felt that they should not be taxed unless they had a representative in Parliament.
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: -When colonists insisted that because they were not represented in Parliament they could not be taxed by the British government, the British replied that they were represented by: virtual representation. The British imposed a direct tax (also called an “internal tax") for the first time on colonists with the: Stamp Act.