Before the Revolution Study Guide

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How many English colonies were in America?

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There were 13 colonies.

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What other countries had colonies in North and South America?

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Spain, France, Portugal, and even Russia.

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Did the colonists pay taxes? If so, who received that money?

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The colonists paid taxes to the colonial governments in each colony, which were elected by them.

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Why did the King and his Parliament want the colonists to pay a tax directly to them?

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England had just spent a fortune protecting the colonists against their competitor, France, on their western border during the French and Indian War.

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Why do the colonists think that paying a tax to England is like being lowered into a state of slavery?

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English subjects at the time could elect representatives to the Parliament in the House of Commons to stand up for their concerns. To deny them this representation meant they were less than what they thought they were.

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What becomes a motto of the colonies?

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No taxation without representation!

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What was the first tax England tried to impose?

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The Stamp Act, which was a tax on certain types of printed paper and documents.

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Why were the English not willing to allow colonists to be elected to Parliament in England?

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The English did not see the colonists as their equals.

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Did the colonist see themselves as English?

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The colonists very much thought of themselves as lucky to be English and admired all the rights, freedoms and protection that came with being English subjects.