What does taxation without repersentation mean?

Answer 1

Colonists lacked representation in Parliament (British government) so they thought that when Parliament was taxing them it was unjust because they didn't even have representation in government. This is how "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" came along.

Answer 2

"

No taxation without representation

" is a

slogan originating during the 1750s and 1760s that summarized a primary grievance of the

British colonists in the

Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the

American Revolution. In short,

many in those colonies believed that as they were not directly

represented in the distant

British Parliament, any laws it passed taxing the colonists (such as the

Sugar Act and the

Stamp Act) were illegal under the

Bill of Rights 1689, and were a denial of their

rights as Englishmen. However, during the time of the American Revolution, only one in twenty British citizens had representation in parliament, none of whom were part of the colonies. In recent times, it has been used by several other groups in several different countries over similar disputes, including currently in some parts of the United States (see below). The phrase captures a sentiment central to the cause of the

English Civil War, as articulated by John Hampden

who said "what an English King has no right to demand, an English subject has a right to refuse" in the

Ship money case.

Answer 3

In the case of the American Colonies, the colonists had no one representing them in Parliament.

Answer 4

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