The colonists tolerated the first three acts, but after the Stamp Act was issued, they refused, claiming "taxation without representation" was unjust, and they wanted actual representation in Parliament, not virtual. Colonists taunted the enforcers of the laws, causing several British officers to fire into a taunting crowd of colonists. ... Also, there were so many different religions in America that it was uncomfortable to have Anglicans enforcing the law. ...

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Acting in protest to what the colonies considered to be unjust laws, the colonists resisted attempts to be taxed, claiming as long as they weren't allowed fair representation in the English Parliament, they would not pay. ... England enacted laws to create trouble with trade between the colonies and other countries. In 1764, the Sugar Act was issued; this law taxed sugar, textiles, and other goods. ... The colonists became infuriated at these new laws stating they were too heavy and were levied without their direct consent. ... Numerous times Congress had tried to regulate trade, bu...

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On October 19, 1765 the Stamp Act Congress and Parliamentary Taxation committee's passed some laws that attempted to strengthen the grip of the English crown. ... "[The British declared] that parliament can "of right make laws to bind us in all cases whatsoever The latter is our choice." ... There were different characters that thought the British was unjust or the Americans were unjust. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Like the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence which would be drafted later on, this document provided for the protection against unjust punishment and the loss of life, liberty, and property except according to law. ... The main ideas that the Bill of Rights embodied included: 1) That monarchs do not have the divine right to rule and that they rule with the consent of the people's representative in Parliament. 2) The monarch must have Parliament's consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, or maintain an army. 3) The monarch cannot interfere with parliamentary elections an...

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In The Stamp Act Congress Condemns the Stamp Act, 1765, members of Congress wrote to Parliament the reasons why there should be a repeal of the Stamp Act and why it was unjust for colonists. ... Britain's intolerable acts among colonies further brought the colonies together as they all agreed on boycott movements and shared the same opinion of the unjust Parliament. ... In England law, men were permitted to beat their wives as long as the stick was not thicker than a man's thumb. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Paine's analogy says that if a group of people are left on an island, the emergence of a law making institution representing them will soon emerge to regulate their issues. ... Otis delivers this part in co-ordination with religious teachings by saying that the law of nature from the divine gave the power in every one of the people; power in all for all. He makes it clear that the British government is unjust and failed its "divine" role when slavery and war is spread. ...

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The first of several laws to achieve this was the Proclamation of 1763. ... In 1764, Britain passed a law known as the Currency Act, preventing the colonies to print and use their own money. ... This made them very unpopular towards the colonists causing many of them to defy laws. However, the one law that really exasperated the colonists was the Stamp Act of 1765, which taxed all kinds of printed-paper including wills, licenses, newspapers, diplomas and even playing cards. ... They decided that the Stamp Act and all the other taxation laws were illegal since the colonies were not represented...

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During the French and Indian war, The English government had issued writs of assistance to help authorities enforce trade laws in the colonies. ... By law the citizens of Virginia were required to pay a tax to support its preachers. ... Since the losses of the British merchants were major, they pressured Parliament to repeal the laws. ...

• Word Count: 1977
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate