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What were the American colonists of the eighteenth century protesting against? the French and Indian War mercantilism new taxes in which they had no say

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new taxes in which they had no say

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To add onto the comment above, the colonists were extremely upset at all the new taxes. But even more so that they didn’t get any representation in parliament. Which brought about the famous quote “No taxation, without representation”
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