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.
The taxes caused economic hardships for most colonists they did not want to be ruled by a nation that was so far away they did not elect members to parliament and so believed parliament had no right to tax them the money from taxes funded only british troops and not the american militia
The taxes caused economic hardships for most colonists they did not want to be ruled by a nation that was so far away they did not elect members to parliament and so believed parliament had no right to tax them the money from taxes funded only british troops and not the american militia
warfare was the biggest promblem. they had taxes to pay off them self
Probably the biggest thing is that you'd be speaking with a British accent!
The British had the most biggest military in the world. Also Britain was thier mother country.
It was the biggest loss of troops in the war, which caused troop moral to lower
The Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution are the two biggest responses to taxation.
The Colonist's were being used as the bank for England. England was in terrible debt due to the wars in Europe and fighting Spain. The biggest issue was that the colonists had no right's to speak to what the British where doing to them. They were 'being taxed without representation' and had enough. If the British were to give the Colonies representation in Parliament they would kept the colonies under the crown.
The colonists' biggest complaint about the Townshend Acts was that they imposed taxes on essential goods, such as tea, glass, and paint, without their consent. They argued that this was a violation of their rights as English subjects, as they had no representation in Parliament. The slogan "no taxation without representation" encapsulated their discontent, leading to widespread protests and boycotts against British goods. Ultimately, the Townshend Acts intensified colonial resentment towards British rule.
Taxation without representation.
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