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They didn't want to be taxed by King George The Third. The colonists wanted independance and to govern themselves. One of the mottoes of the Revolutionary War was 'no taxation without representation'. They were being forced to pay for Britain doing things they didn't agree with, in fact most of the time they didn't even know where the money was going.
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Why Were Taxes Such As The Stamp Act Townshed Acts And The Tea Act Hated By The American Colonists?
The American colonists hated the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and the Tea Act because they did not want raised taxes. They believed it to be unfair and unnecessary.
How did the Townshend Acts affect the colonists ability to influence governors?
how did the townshed acts effect the colonist
WHO was the leader in the Townshed Acts?
Pete Townshend
What Act passed by England taxed basic goods?
after the British repealed the stamp act they put in another law instead it was called the townshed acts and it taxed things such as lead, paper, tea, glass and paint.
The American colonies opposed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts because they?
forced the colonists to pay taxes.
