43. The primary colonial argument made by the colonists against the Townshend Duties, as expressed in John Dickinson's Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer and Sam Adams' Circular Letter wasa. The purpose of taxes, rather than their form, determined their constitutionalityb. Members of Parliament represented all British subjects and without American representatives in Parliament the body lack any legal standingc. Colonists should be able to elect their own representatives to Parliamentd. Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation, including taxese. Because the Townshend duties were direct taxes, rather than taxes on trade, they were unconstitutional

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