EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Stamps were a waste of paper
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It promoted unfair trade polices with Britain
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It was taxation on the colonists, who were not represented 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: -Samuel Adams and Benjamin Franklin were among the most influential voices arguing that since the American colonies were not represented in the British Parliament, that body had no right to tax them. The slogan “No taxation without representation!” arose from colonial opposition to the Stamp Act and proved enduring.
Detailed explanation-3: -The colonists argued that they were not represented in Parliament and that they should therefore not be taxed. The colonists felt that once they paid one tax, England would impose an over-whelming financial burden on them. The British refused to accept the colonists’ arguments.
Detailed explanation-4: -What central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act is not understood by the writer? That it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which statement best explains why taxation without representation was a major issue for the colonists? The colonists wanted more influence over how taxes were spent.