Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to
Item 4
the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What
central argument of the American colonists against the
Item 5
Stamp Act is not understood by the writer?
Item 6
(1 point)
Item 7
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes,
U
which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
Item 8
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the
Item 9
• colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
Item 10
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
that the tax may seem small to those in England
• but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to
Item 4
the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What
central argument of the American colonists against the
Item 5
Stamp Act is not understood by the writer?
Item 6
(1 point)
Item 7
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes,
U
which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
Item 8
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the
Item 9
• colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
Item 10
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
that the tax may seem small to those in England
• but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
Answers
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The central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act that is not understood by the writer is:
**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.**
This argument highlights the principle of "no taxation without representation," emphasizing that the colonists objected not just to the financial burden of the tax, but to the lack of their participation in the legislative process that imposed that tax on them.
**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.**
This argument highlights the principle of "no taxation without representation," emphasizing that the colonists objected not just to the financial burden of the tax, but to the lack of their participation in the legislative process that imposed that tax on them.