How Does Franklin Impose The Tax

In an attempt to their gain freedom Americans traveled to the new land of North America. Without representation in the parliament the Americans were forced to pay taxes that would fund Britain and not the new territory. British parliament created an Act that would soon be enforced called the Stamp Act, this taxed any paper the Americans used. Ben Franklin in Pax queritur Bello points out that although Britain has the power to enact this tax if they do the Americans will strongly fight back. Franklin states that there is no question on whether Britain will impose the tax, that because they have to power they will. He goes on to tell Britain that when they enforce the tax that Americans will fight back. Franklin then offers a remedy to the uprising of Americans— Scottish soldiers, …show more content…
Franklin starts the piece of writing as if he was on Britain’s side saying that they should impose the tax, knowing that they have the power to and will regardless. Although in the end Franklin shows the audience that American will not take the tax without rebellion and in order to enforce the tax Britain would have to kill every American. Without Americans to pay the tax it is useless and to fix that replace them. Even though Franklin’s piece explain what will happen when the Act in enforced it was unsuccessful to stopping it, yet Franklin knew this would happen. Although, unsuccessful Franklin’s piece had great potential to be successful. Accurately Franklin told the audience that Britain would enforce the tax because they could and then explained what the Americans would do. In the end Franklin produced an explanation to why enact the Stamp Act would be an awful idea. Franklin told that Britain would lose colonized people, time, and money while also a starting a war— all for a single tax on