The king, the individual governors whole ruled the colonies, and even Parliement themselves. Since the colonists were not allowed to represent themselves per say, those who did represent them, were out for their own benefit.
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The parliament put tax on paper items.
Those who pushed Parliament to accept the People's Charter
The right to tax the colonists.
Parliament could not effectively tax and control the colonies.
Those who pushed Parliament to accept the People's Charter
no representation in parliament.
The right to tax the colonists.
The right to tax the colonists.
The colonists felt Parliament had no right to tax them because they were not able to vote for members of Parliament. This sentiment was expressed with the popular phrase, 'no taxation without representation.'
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which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies was the stamp act congress