Question

The colonists were happy when King George iii put the colonies under the rule and control of Parliament.true or false​

Answer 1

False.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colonists were not happy when King George III put the colonies under the rule and control of Parliament.

Before the French and Indian War, Great Britain actually used salutary neglect on the colonies. This meant that for the most part, they were leaving them alone and not interfering. After the French and Indian War though, Great Britain stopped practicing salutary neglect and started to meddle in the affairs of the colonists, which angered them.

One of the main reasons why the colonists hated being controlled by the British Parliament was because they were continuously being taxed. Taxes on tea, paper, and other goods were put on the colonists, which caused many boycotts and protests. The colonists deemed this to be unfair, as they were being taxed with no representation in Parliament, also known as "taxation without representation." Great Britain said it was fair, as they needed to pay for the very expensive French and Indian War which was fought on the soil of the colonists. Great Britain also tried to defend themselves by saying they were using their own troops to protect the colonists from attacks.

Even though Great Britain had their reasons for taxing the colonists, the colonists did not care either way. Matters only worsened when the Intolerable Acts were enacted, which were harsh laws put on the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. Eventually, as we all know, the colonists went to war with Great Britain and won, claiming their independence.

Answer 2

Hey there! I'm happy to help!

Think of it this way. Let's say that you start a lacrosse team at your school. There is a sports committee at your school with the captains and coaches of each team that help decide things like schedules, fees, uniform designs, etc. This sports committee has people from every team except for your lacrosse team. The players on the lacrosse team get no input on what fees will work for them, what uniform they like, what dates will work well for their games, etc. The lacrosse team is under the rule of the committee, which they have no part in.

The lacrosse team is the colonists and the Parliament is the sports committee. What happened here is that the colonists had no say in how they were governed. Parliament is the British government, but since they weren't technically citizens of the UK, they couldn't vote for parliament, so they had no representation. This led to the anti-British mantra taxation without representation.

So, as you can imagine, they were not happy, so this is false.

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