"No taxation without representation" was a slogan devised by protesters in British-owned America against the English Parliament placing taxes against British colonists in America, such as sugar tax and stamp tax. The protests were one of the causes of the American Revolution.
what happened after the colonies rejected the tax
No. Remember, the colonies fought the English because they felt that the taxes incurred on them were unfair because there was no one in Parliament to represent the American Colonists interests. Recall the famous colonist chant, "no taxation, without representation!"
The british had created organized protest and fought for what they believed in.
Whiskey's Rebellion... which accrued in 1794 and it was a protest against the governments taxes on whiskey by Back country farmers!!Treaty of Greenville which accrued in 1795 and it was a treaty in which 12 Native American tribes ceded control of much of Ohio and Indiana to the U.S government!
Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Burgesses.The Sons of Liberty was formed.Colonists boycotted British goods.The Stamp Act was passed.Take your pick ;)
Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave, related to the protest over taxes because he led a march of a protest during the townshend act. Crispus was against this act.
To protest slavery
a man that didn't want to pay lots of money for taxes.
Henry David Thoreau.
patrick henry
It protested England because of the raised taxes on Tea. The British were not being fair and giving the colonies taxes that were too high (called taxation without representation). Therefore, the protesters were protesting England.
Patrick Henry fought against anything that he thought was unfair, sometimes, however, he did not find something wrong unless it went to ex-streams.
He worked behind the scenes to organize protests.
There is no requirement to protest British taxes currently, and many British citizens do not do this.
To protest slavery
Much lower