Why did some colonists see British efforts to tax the colonies as illegitimate? How did the British justify their efforts to raise revenue?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: English tradition held that taxes were a gift of the people to their monarch, granted by the people's representatives, This view of taxes as a freely given gift preserved an essential concept of English political theory: the idea that citizens have the liberty to enjoy and use their property without fear of confiscation. However, colonists thought that the king could not demand taxes; only the House of Commons could grant it.
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