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why did american colonists resent british taxes?

americans did not elect representatives to parliament as people who lived in great britain did.

american colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.

unlike american colonists, people who lived in great britain did not have to pay any duties

great britain did not offer the american colonists any protection from the french and the indians.

Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.

Explanation:

American colonist did not have the right to elect representatives in the parliament. This was conceived as a tyranny and the colonist coined the expression "no taxation without representation" specifically, it was James Otis who reflected the resentment with the use of this statement around 1761 .

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