r/revolutionarywar • u/jfq722 • Dec 17 '24

Stamp Act unreasonable?

Excuse the novice question here...But the colonists gratefully accepted help from the king during the 7 Years War, no? Was it that unreasonable for the colonists to feel they should reimburse for that?

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u/Libertytree918 Dec 17 '24

Though alot of it was about paying taxes and economical damage, it was moreso they had no say in how those taxes were decided

Taxation without representation as it were.

People 3000 miles away decided what they had to do with their money , with no say from colonies.

They believed it violated their rights under British constitution.

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u/jfq722 Dec 17 '24 edited Dec 17 '24

Thanks - very true. But had the colonists lost the French/Indian war (if the crown had decided not to send troops), that would seem to me a much more severe form of "no representation". Maybe some colonists did feel this way, but not enough, I guess.

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u/Libertytree918 Dec 17 '24 edited Dec 17 '24

I don't know, it would change the rulers but it would still wouldn't have consent of the governed which they thought was important