Parliament's ability to reflect colonial interest
Parliaments ability to reflect colonial interests
representation
The American colonies had direct representation through assemblies.Had direct representation through assemblesA difference between government in Britain and government in colonial America was that the colonies were not represented by British parliament.
Political representation differed in the colonies when compared to England. The colonists did not have any representation. The English citizens did.
Virtual representation was a scapegoat to let Parliament tax the colonies even though the colonies couldn't elect members for Parliament. It meant Britain could tax the colonies without colonial representation.
The fact is the colonies were British and as far as the government was concerned they had to help pay for the war that was fought to defend the colonies. People like Washington were British officers in the war and the government didn't see it as " taxation without representation ."
no taxition without representation.
Parliament's ability to reflect colonial assemblies.
by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
It means that a government taxes a group of people without their representation in their government. The slogan "no taxation without representation" was coined when Britain taxed the American colonies but there was no American representation in British Parliament.
Taxation without representation
representation
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
taxation without representation
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament
The British Parliament was taxing the colonies. The colonies had no representation in the Parliament.
The American colonies had direct representation through assemblies.Had direct representation through assemblesA difference between government in Britain and government in colonial America was that the colonies were not represented by British parliament.
taxation without representation