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The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
British laws that affected the colonies were made by the King and the British Parliament. The colonists had no voice in the laws.
The colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because there were not any representatives of the colonies in the British Parliament. The colonies had no say in how much the taxes should be or what they should pay for. They didn't think this was fair.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
it made the colonists listen to them
Parliament, made a law which closed down Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under British rule
The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament. "No taxation without representation!" was their slogan.
Parliament, made a law which closed down Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under British rule
They could have allowed the colonies to have representation in the British Parliament. The colonists would not have minded taxation as much had there been representation from the colonies.
The British were taxing the colonists without representation in Parliament.
The colonists boycotted British goods in an attempt to not only boost their own economy, but to show Britain how important the colonies were. The colonists hoped the impact of their boycott on the British economy would rally British merchants to their cause while showing Parliament how important the colonies were.
The colonists were angered by the taxation of the colonies by Britain. However, that was mainly because they were not represented in British parliament, meaning that they had no say in their taxation.