Europeans mainly immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s, with many of those Europeans being <span>German, British, Irish, Italian, Greek, and Polish.
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The colonists had problems with taxation without representation is because they had no say in the matter. They would pay the taxes but Europe made the decisions with the money. Not any of the colonists could make the Decision of we need new roads, schools, etc.
Excise taxes are set in place to discourage the sale of certain items that the government feels are bad for you. An example of this is cigarettes and alcohol.