1. The Boston Tea Party
... another plan of taxation. Questions from the injudicious colonists arose: how would each colony know how much was expected of it, also, how much would their neighbors expect to make (Chidsey 26)? Grenville simply wanted the colonists to do it themselves as an act of freedom and good will. After all, the reason for tax was to pay off the war debts from the French-Indian War. It didn't seem acceptable ... about protesting on direct or indirect tax deduction. As disclosed by a Parliament member: "What a pother, whether the money is to be taken out of their coat ... -pocket or out of their ...
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- Grade Level: High School