Question
What was the main reason the colonists protested the new acts for revenue imposed by Parliament?
The colonists could not afford the high taxes.
The colonists claimed that colonial legislatures should tax the colonists.
The colonists did not want the British treasury to gain revenue.
The colonists wanted Parliament to have more power than the king.
The colonists could not afford the high taxes.
The colonists claimed that colonial legislatures should tax the colonists.
The colonists did not want the British treasury to gain revenue.
The colonists wanted Parliament to have more power than the king.
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GPT-4o mini
The main reason the colonists protested the new acts for revenue imposed by Parliament was that **the colonists claimed that colonial legislatures should tax the colonists**. They believed in the principle of "no taxation without representation," arguing that they should not be taxed by a Parliament in which they had no elected representatives.