had been increasing its powers
No taxation without representation was one of the main causes of the American Revolution. The colonists believed they were not directly represented in the British Parliament and that any laws passed by the British Parliament were illegal under the Bill of Rights.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
The Glorious Revolution occurred in 1689 and was a shift of political power from the British Monarchy to Parliament. The Monarchy remains the central focus of the government, but Parliament assume much of the power of the finances and the ability to pass laws.
Native Americans Indians were exempt from the British tax laws
The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.
Blocked reforms supported by the House of Commons
Blocked reforms supported by the House of Commons
Yes, it is true that In eighteenth-century British parliament had achieve political sovereignty and even the king had become subordinate to it.
During its early history, the British Parliament was gathered to discuss legal cases and political issues such as taxation of land.
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.
Most of the political power moved to Parliament.
Most of the political power moved to Parliament.
Parliament
England believed that since parliament represented the British Empire as a whole, all the colonies of the British Empire were virtually represented in parliament, even though they did not have any real representatives specifically for any of them.
The British government believed it had legal authority in the colonies, based on their interpretation of the British constitution and the concept of parliamentary sovereignty. They maintained that the colonies were subject to British laws and regulations.
they demanded represantation in parliament