protest
the British were okay with paying taxes because the were able to vote and could pick their leaders
Why were the British citizens okay with paying taxes?
The colonists had to supply the soldiers food, clothing and shelter
What was the quartering act?
They tarred and feather the tax collectors
What was a violent way that colonists protested
The colonists had not elected any people to represent them in parliament.
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They felt that they didnt have to pay taxes
Why might the colonists feel like they shouldn't have to pay taxes?
The colonists were outraged by the demand of the parliament to take care of the soldiers
Why did the colonists hate the Quartering act?
The Sons of Liberty
What group was created to protest against the British?
He decided to raise taxes on the colonists to help relieve some of the debt
Why did the prime minister want to raise taxes on the colonists?
Basic goods like needed by the clonists including glass, paint, lead and tea
What goods were taxed with the Townshend acts
The Stamp act made it so every piece of paper the colonists purchased needs a stamp and they needed to pay for that stamp through a tax
How did the Stamp act work?
British officials could search any ship for any reason for smuggled goods
What else did the Townsend acts allow the British to do?
Parliament decided to repeal the tax because merchant were losing money because colonists wouldn't buy anything with a tax on it
What happened to the stamp act
They boycotted goods
What was a non-violent way the colonists protested