They believed they were fighting for their freedom.
The grievances of American colonists reflected enlightenment ideas in that the American colonists refused to acknowledge that the monarchy was sovereign and the supreme law of the land. The colonists followed the enlightenment ideas that rights were natural and belonged to individuals at the moment of creation. This served as a basis of resistance to what the colonists believed to be tyranny and oppression.
Never did the British parliament, [until the passage of the Stamp Act] think of imposing.
The main conflict of the Boston Tea Party was the imposition of tea taxes by the British government on the American colonies without their representation or consent. The colonists believed that this violated their rights and liberties as British subjects. Additionally, there was a conflict between the American colonists and the British East India Company, which the colonists saw as an unfair monopoly that threatened their economic interests.
they believed it made government too powerful
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
colonists believed that since the government had no representative they had no right to tax them. Their rallying cry was "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!"
This describes the principle of "popular sovereignty," which asserts that the authority of government is derived from and should reflect the will of the people it governs.
Colonists believed it was a threat to their self-government.
They believed they were fighting for their freedom.
Many colonists believed that this legislation meant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government.
Loyalists/ Tories were the label given to the colonists who sided with the British during the American Revolutionary War. They believed in remaining loyal to the British monarchy and government.
The colonists believed that since they had no representatives in the English government, That the government had no right to tax them. their rallying cry was" no taxation without representation".
the british government believed this would keep peace with native Americans . the colonist thought the british government should not interfere.
The grievances of American colonists reflected enlightenment ideas in that the American colonists refused to acknowledge that the monarchy was sovereign and the supreme law of the land. The colonists followed the enlightenment ideas that rights were natural and belonged to individuals at the moment of creation. This served as a basis of resistance to what the colonists believed to be tyranny and oppression.