Our Colonies must be the biggest Beggars in the World, if such small Duties appear to be intolerable Burdens in their Eyes.”
Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
This excerpt is from a citizen in England in response to the colonial outrage toward the Stamp Act. What central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act is not understood by the writer?(1 point)
Responses
that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax
that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax
that the tax may seem small to those in England but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
that the tax may seem small to those in England but for the American colonists it is a very large amount of money
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes
that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live, let alone pay the taxes
that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax
To answer this question, we need to identify the central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act that is not understood by the writer. In the given excerpt, the writer mentions that the small duties imposed by the Stamp Act appear to be intolerable burdens to the American colonists.
Looking at the response options, the argument that is not understood by the writer is that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax. This argument suggests that the American colonists felt their rights were being violated because they had no say in the decision to impose the taxes.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
- that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax.