It got the colonists mad that they had no representatives in the British Parliament and were being taxed. That was all it did though. It did get some more people on the side of the patriots.
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The British colonists in America before the War of Independence (no taxation without representation /in the British Parliament/).
Taxation without representation was the European theory that was rejected by the writing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The reason for the Revolutionary War was taxation without representation.
Primarily the Colonists argued that because they had no voice in the distant British Parliament they should not be subjected to British taxes (and some other British demands). The slogan was, "No taxation without representation." Then when Britain decided to require the Colonists pay taxes to help with the debts Britain incurred in their war with France, the Colonists rebelled.
Lockean philosophy, their exposure to the Iroquois Confederacy, Britain's treatment of the colonies after the French and Indian War, taxation without representation.
Because because of the Sugar Act, the colonists felt that taxation without representation wasn't fair. Does that help you with this question? Don't forget to give feedback:-)