Americans were British and therefore were under English rule. The king owned the colonies and he could make laws at will.
The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.
The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.
The Patriots were the American colonists who rebelled against the British in the American Revolution. The American colonists who stayed loyal to the British and were against the Patriots were called Loyalists.
Henry argued that only representatives elected by the American colonists had the legitimate authority to impose taxes on them because of the principle of "no taxation without representation." He believed that since the colonists had no voice in the British Parliament, it was unjust for them to be taxed by a body that did not represent their interests. This perspective was rooted in the idea that self-governance and consent of the governed were essential rights. Thus, Henry emphasized that taxation should originate from local representatives who understood and prioritized the needs of the colonists.
lots... for ex they forced colonists to quarter british soldier. taxed everything etc
Britain taxed them
The British taxed the colonists to much that they started to rebell against the British.
They taxed them because the british king wanted the money.
The British taxed stamps on American colonists, thus making the colonists spend more money that went to Britain
The British taxed the American colonists for far too many items.
The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.
The colonists had never been taxed before. They felt that the British did nothing for them.
The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.
their rights as British subjects had been violated.Taxation without representation
The colonists were being taxed without representation in Parliament, but the British also needed funds for their soldiers to protect the colonists from another Native American rebellion.
The Patriots were the American colonists who rebelled against the British in the American Revolution. The American colonists who stayed loyal to the British and were against the Patriots were called Loyalists.
Henry argued that only representatives elected by the American colonists had the legitimate authority to impose taxes on them because of the principle of "no taxation without representation." He believed that since the colonists had no voice in the British Parliament, it was unjust for them to be taxed by a body that did not represent their interests. This perspective was rooted in the idea that self-governance and consent of the governed were essential rights. Thus, Henry emphasized that taxation should originate from local representatives who understood and prioritized the needs of the colonists.