USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The attempts by Britain to tax its North American colonists in the late 1700s led to arguments, war, the expulsion of British rule and the creation of a new nation. The origins of these attempts lay, however, not in a rapacious government, but in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The result was that the British Parliament passed the 1764 Currency Act which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency. This made it even more difficult for colonists to pay their debts and taxes.

Detailed explanation-3: -What effects did British taxes have on the American colonists before the Revolution?-They hurt the economic interests of southern planters and New England merchants.-They fostered an alliance between merchants and laborers. What does the concept of the Constitution as a “higher law” imply?

Detailed explanation-4: -Paying for the War The British government felt that the colonies should share in the expense of the war and help to pay for the British troops in the Americas. The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War.

Detailed explanation-5: -Britain spent a huge amount of money fighting the Revolutionary War, sending the national debt soaring and creating a yearly interest of nearly 10 million pounds. Taxes had to be raised as a result. The trade that Britain had relied on for wealth was severely interrupted.