Colonists came to strongly believe the need for appointing representatives of their own before the king of England as they felt that the colonial authorities were only concerned with the colonists' duties and did not care about their rights.Their reasoning was that since they paid taxes to support the government they should have the right to representation in order to have someone watch over their interests. The breaking point came after a deal that the British crown made with colonists during the French and Indian War (1756 - 1763). Because of an alarming shortage of troops to fight the French troops in America and even defend the northern colonies, the king's government, through the colonial officials, offered perpetual tax exemption to every colonist who took the arms and joined a Colonial Militia against the French. Risky and dangerous, though it was, thousands of colonists joined the Militia for they figured out that the prize was worth the risk.
When the war ended, the British government was greatly indebted. As a result, the Parliament discussed raising taxes in the British Isles, but the proposal was dismissed as taxes had been raised throughout the war and still remained high. Therefore, in a scornful way, Parliament decided to tax colonists regardless of the previous offer for tax exemption as they were considered as second-class subjects of the Crown. The announcement of the tax incrase in the American colonies was met with stern opposition by the colonists veterans of the the French and Indian War. Because of this discontent, the political stand "no taxation without representation" emerged, and the British lack of will to compromise would lead to the American Revolution.