HIS 108 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Thomas Whately
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~ the regulations lately made concerning the colonies. They would be reduced from equality to subordination and be at the same time deprived of the benefits, and liable to the inconveniences both of independency and of connection. In other words, do the taxes seem fair: the main things that are taxed are things that everyone uses, like paper. This is because it regulations just like everyone else under british rule. They agreed to this when they accepted charters from the crown to start the colonies. enables the government to keep the tax low and still make a lot of money because everyone is paying it. If they taxed things that only certain people use, the tax would have to be much higher to compensate for the limited number of people having to pay the tax. Do you think they were right or wrong to oppose.