Taxation Without Representation
jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011
Taxation without representation is a situation in which the government levy (an imposing of collecting taxes by an authority) without an agreement with the people.On March 1765,Parliament passed a bill intended to raise money from the colonists called the Stamp Act.The Stamp Act required taxes on newspapers,books,court documents,contracts and land deeds.This was the first bill imposed by the colonists.These happened with England and the thirteen colonies.
The colonists wanted an actual representation meaning a representative voting on the Parliament.The colonists arguments really puzzled the British.They claimed the colonists as selfish.Parliament thought they can levy taxes anywhere in the empire.The King of England got mad and sent some soldiers over to America.One of the soldiers accidentally shot a colonist and this caused the Boston Massacre.
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