Question

Which tax do you think affected the colonists the most and why?

Answer 1

The Townsend Act and Stamp Act. Colonist were affected by the Stamp Act because, it was a direct tax and required all legal documents to have a embossed tax stamp, they protested and thought that the taxes violated their rights as British citizens since they were passed in England and not by their own colonial government . The Townsend Act taxed goods imported to the colonies. This was an abuse of power because the colonist had not representation in parliament and many were already poor. Instead of paying for imported goods though, colonists were paying the very high salaries of government officials causing colonist to boycott by not buying any British products,so that the revenue earned by their work and salary could not be payed to officials.

Answer 2

1767, required the colonists to pay taxes on imported goods like

tea. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes,

because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their

own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these

taxes violated their rights as British citizens. I believe that it was the most damaging of them even if all were in their own way but to pay taxes for imported goods caused the Boston tea party.

Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The

King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the

colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the

colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. These taxes

included the Stamp Act, passed in 1765, which required the use

of special paper bearing an embossed tax stamp for all legal

documents. Other laws, such as the Townsend Acts, passed in. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying,

British goods. In 1773 some colonists in Boston, Massachusetts

demonstrated their frustration by dressing up like Indians,

sneaking onto ships in the harbor, and dumping imported tea into

the water. This was called the Boston Tea Party. The British

took action by closing the Boston port. A similar but smaller tea

party took place in Yorktown, Virginia in 1774.