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Answer:
Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.
Answer:
They didn’t object to paying taxes. They objected to not having a say in determining what the taxes would be.
Explanation:
Early settlers in America fled from persecution due to economic, religious, and political reasons. They considered it unjust that they were required to pay taxes without being represented as former subjects of a constitutional monarchy. Later came to be the adage "No taxes without representation."
So, what was "No taxes without representation?"
It had its beginnings in the British Isles in the 17th century, a time of great political unrest and several conflicts, like a lot of contemporary American political thought.
The English Parliament passed the Bill of Rights in 1689 as justification for overthrowing King James II and installing his daughter Mary II and son-in-law William III in his place. It outlined its reasoning for deposing James and instituted new regulations. It stated:
"the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him, did endeavor to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom;...
...By levying money for and to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament."
It then declares, "for the vindicating and asserting their ancient rights and liberties"
The Bill of Rights essentially seeks to strike a balance between the authority of the Crown (now the Prime Minister and Cabinet, formerly the King and/or Queen) and that of Parliament. It clearly states that Parliament has the right to impose taxes, not the Crown, and it proves that Parliament has the most power. [Fun fact: in an effort to tie the "crimes" of the British Government to what King James II was accused of, the US Declaration of Independence was modeled after the Bill of Rights.]
The political reasoning behind this was convoluted, but nearly a century later, when British-American colonists were defending their position on independence, this "ancient right and/or liberty"—which wasn't that old—was interpreted as a rule stating that only a Parliament—representing the people—could impose taxes. Additionally, the British Parliament had no authority to collect taxes on the American colonies since they had no direct representation in that body (the English and Scottish Parliaments amalgamated into one British Parliament in 1707).
Obviously, the Bill of Rights does not say that, but it is simple to understand how it can be construed that way. They concentrated on what they regarded to be the underlying idea of the text rather than the actual phrase, which makes it obvious that Parliament has the authority to impose taxes (that only representatives could raise tax). Thus, the straightforward political adage "no taxation without representation" was born; if a government is going to tax you, you should have a voice in it (unless you were poor, a woman, not-white, from Washington DC etc.).
Like a lot of political slogans it is a simple way of expressing a much more complicated concept.
