THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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to punish the storekeepers
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to protest taxes on those items
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to save money for future needs
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to make their own goods at home
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were furious at being taxed without having any representation in Parliament, and felt it was wrong for Britain to impose taxes on them to gain revenue.
Detailed explanation-2: -American colonists were outraged over the tea tax. They believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced. The direct sale of tea by agents of the British East India Company to the American colonies undercut the business of colonial merchants.
Detailed explanation-3: -American colonists responded to the Sugar Act and the Currency Act with protest. In Massachusetts, participants in a town meeting cried out against taxation without proper representation in Parliament, and suggested some form of united protest throughout the colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did many colonists boycott tea and paper? The British government ordered the colonist to pay new taxes to cover the huge debts left by the French and Indian war. Many colonists became angry and boycotted tea and paper. The Colonists said this was taxation without representation and it was unfair.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.