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Why did American colonists resent British taxes?

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American colonists did not like British taxes because they did not have any representation British government so they did not have any say in taxes that were given to them
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American colonist resents British taxes mainly because Americans did not elect representatives to parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.
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