<span>Britain wanted the colonies to pay for part of the cost of the French and Indian War.
The war was costly and Britain was in debt. They felt that the colonists should pay the debt because Britain felt that they fought for the colonist's, or in their favor, in a way.
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In short, I believe Darwin's theory was controversial in the 1800s because it contradicted the biblical view of creation.
(Sorry for the shortness.)
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<span>They had no voting rights unless they owned land.
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