Blocked reforms supported by the House of Commons
had been increasing its powers
Blocked reforms supported by the House of Commons
Yes, it is true that In eighteenth-century British parliament had achieve political sovereignty and even the king had become subordinate to it.
During its early history, the British Parliament was gathered to discuss legal cases and political issues such as taxation of land.
They did not elect members to Parliament and so believed Parliament had no right to tax them.
They did not elect members to Parliament and so believed Parliament had no right to tax them.
Most of the political power moved to Parliament.
Parliament
Most of the political power moved to Parliament.
England believed that since parliament represented the British Empire as a whole, all the colonies of the British Empire were virtually represented in parliament, even though they did not have any real representatives specifically for any of them.
The British government believed it had legal authority in the colonies, based on their interpretation of the British constitution and the concept of parliamentary sovereignty. They maintained that the colonies were subject to British laws and regulations.
they demanded represantation in parliament