WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The slogan ‘No taxation with representation’ became the cause of the American revolution as the colonists protested that they were taxed by the British Government but they were not given representation in the British Parliament.

Detailed explanation-2: -In short, many colonists believed that as they were not represented in the distant British parliament, any taxes it imposed on the colonists (such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts) were unconstitutional, and were a denial of the colonists’ rights as Englishmen.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Otis, a firebrand lawyer, had popularized the phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny” in a series of public arguments.

Detailed explanation-4: -The taxes were meant to gather money for Great Britain, but the colonists had no representation in the British Parliament. ‘No Taxation Without Representation’ sprang up as a rallying cry for the colonists. On April 19, 1775, the colonists went to war for their independence.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.