“Our Colonies must be the biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes.”
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This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What might a colonist who was opposed to the Stamp Act say to refute this argument?(1 point)
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The tax may seem small to those in England, but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
The tax may seem small to those in England, but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
Although the tax is small, the colonists should not have to repay the British government for a war they did not support.
Although the tax is small, the colonists should not have to repay the British government for a war they did not support.
Trade is heavily restricted due to the taxes, which makes it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
Trade is heavily restricted due to the taxes, which makes it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
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
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The colonist who opposed the Stamp Act might say:
"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 response emphasizes the principle of "no taxation without representation," which was a fundamental argument against the Stamp Act and highlighted the lack of colonial representation in the British Parliament.
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