Duh! The colonists felt that they were still British Citizens & thought that they should've had ALLof the rights of a, well...Citizen. One of those rights were "Representation in Parliament" WHICH they were NOT given even after YEARS of trying!
"No taxation without representation."
"No Taxation Without Representation!" was the phrase.
"No taxation without representation"
The fundamental reason the colonists revolted was taxation without representation.
No taxation without representation in parliament
They used the slogan "No taxation without representation" against the British as they had nobody to represent them in the British Parliament.
The fact is the colonies were British and as far as the government was concerned they had to help pay for the war that was fought to defend the colonies. People like Washington were British officers in the war and the government didn't see it as " taxation without representation ."
"No taxation without representation."
"No Taxation Without Representation!" was the phrase.
The British colonists in America before the War of Independence (no taxation without representation /in the British Parliament/).
The Americans felt that Parliament's laws couldn't touch them because they didn't have actual representation. They had virtual representation, meaning that every Parliament member represented the whole empire.
It is the lack of direct representation in the British parliament.
The Americans felt that Parliament's laws couldn't touch them because they didn't have actual representation. They had virtual representation, meaning that every Parliament member represented the whole empire.
In a nutshell, they were angry because they had no direct representation in the British Government. Taxation without representation!
When the cry of "No taxation without representation" was in 1765
"No taxation without representation"
The fundamental reason the colonists revolted was taxation without representation.