Question
Read the excerpt below then answer the question that follows.
“Our Colonies must be the biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes.”
—“Pacificus,” Maryland Gazette, March 20, 1766
This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act is not understood by the writer?
(1 point)
Responses
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
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 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
that the tax may seem small to those in England but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
Question 6
Q6
“Our Colonies must be the biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes.”
—“Pacificus,” Maryland Gazette, March 20, 1766
This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act is not understood by the writer?
(1 point)
Responses
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
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 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
that the tax may seem small to those in England but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
Question 6
Q6
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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 reflects the colonists' key grievance regarding "taxation without representation," emphasizing that their objection was not solely about the financial burden but also about the lack of a voice in the legislative process that imposed these taxes 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 reflects the colonists' key grievance regarding "taxation without representation," emphasizing that their objection was not solely about the financial burden but also about the lack of a voice in the legislative process that imposed these taxes on them.
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