Our Colonies must be th biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes."

Question

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?

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 although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government fo a war thy did not support that is unjust

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

Answer 1

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. The colonists believed in the principle of "no taxation without representation," and they objected to being taxed by a government in which they had no voice or representation.

Answer 2

Our Colonies must be th biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes."

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?

A . 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

B. That although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government fo a war thy did not support that is unjust

C. 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

D. That the tax may seem small to those in England but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money

Answer 3

The central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act that is not understood by the writer is C. 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. The colonists believed in the principle of "no taxation without representation," and they objected to being taxed by a government in which they had no voice or representation.