“No taxation without representation"

“No taxation without representation" was a phrase that english colonists used in the mid - 1700's in a way to protest against the English Parliament for imposing taxes on them. The 7 year war had doubled the national debt in England. As England was in need for money they decided to impose new taxes on the colonies in the Americas. People were aguinst this taxes, as they had no representatives in the British Parliament, and they said they had no idea how was life in the colonies. At the same time, people in England argued that colonies should pay more taxes as the war was fought near their territory, in America.

This taxation without representation was what gave start to The America Revolution. People went to the streets and protested against this taxes such as the "Stamp Act", that was going to make people pay for every written thing they bought. They thought the parliament wanted to take away their liberty. Protests continued to intensify, as colonial leader made panflets and distributed them around. Colonies rejected other taxes such as taxes on tea imports. Parliament didnt like this, and send on troops to the americas, though colonies responded sending out their own.

The protests were not for the amount of money that was asked, but against the parliament for imposing taxes with the colonies having no representation in the Parliament.