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Colonists demanded to pay their taxes directly to King George III.
Colonists demanded to pay their taxes directly to King George III.
Colonists preferred to pay for the additional troops sent to the colonies after the end of the French and Indian War.
Colonists preferred to pay for the additional troops sent to the colonies after the end of the French and Indian War.
Colonists would only pay taxes at the same rate as British citizens.
Colonists would only pay taxes at the same rate as British citizens.
Colonists thought only they or their own colonial representatives should be able to impose taxes on them.
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The best definition of "no taxation without representation" is:
Colonists thought only they or their own colonial representatives should be able to impose taxes on them.
This phrase encapsulates the belief that it was unfair for the British Parliament to impose taxes on the American colonies without their consent, as they had no representatives in Parliament.
