Taxation and Representation - A Debate
In the years between the end of the French and Indian War and the skirmishes at Lexington and
Concord, 1763-1775, the colonies and the mother country debated the right of Parliament to
legislate for the colonies. The British claimed that Parliament held this right without question,
while the colonies insisted that only a body which they actually elected could tax them. While
the British espoused the commonly-held notion that Parliament represented all British
possessions virtually, the colonists drew on their experiences with their colonial legislatures,
maintaining that the only true representation was actual representation.
1.According to the documents that state the Parliamentary position (those from the Parliamentary
Acts and Jenyns), what rights did the mother country have over the colonies? If these documents
mention the right to tax, what specifically do they say about this right?
Answer in 1 paragraph.
Solution
Every country posseses and deliver rights to their citizens.The mother country must have the
right to tax because the mother company must possess some rights which will help the country to
have the things in its own hand hand so that the democracy flows in the country. On the other
hand the colonies also must have rights so that they can live freely without any boundation..
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1. Taxation and Representation - A Debate
In the years between the end of the French and Indian War and the skirmishes at Lexington and
Concord, 1763-1775, the colonies and the mother country debated the right of Parliament to
legislate for the colonies. The British claimed that Parliament held this right without question,
while the colonies insisted that only a body which they actually elected could tax them. While
the British espoused the commonly-held notion that Parliament represented all British
possessions virtually, the colonists drew on their experiences with their colonial legislatures,
maintaining that the only true representation was actual representation.
1.According to the documents that state the Parliamentary position (those from the Parliamentary
Acts and Jenyns), what rights did the mother country have over the colonies? If these documents
mention the right to tax, what specifically do they say about this right?
Answer in 1 paragraph.
Solution
Every country posseses and deliver rights to their citizens.The mother country must have the
right to tax because the mother company must possess some rights which will help the country to
have the things in its own hand hand so that the democracy flows in the country. On the other
hand the colonies also must have rights so that they can live freely without any boundation.
