A few days ago
JesskuhC

How did Britain misrepresent the American colonies, causing them to go to war?(American revolution)?

I need an argument as to HOW britain misrepresented the American colonies. Need internet sources and literary sources please! ASAP!

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A few days ago
Troy

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If I remember correctly, Britain considered each member of parliament to represent every British citizen across the globe. Unfortunately, no member of parliament happened to be from, or living in the American Colonies, so the colonists felt that they were not, in fact, being represented in the government.

Number 4 from the list of “Rights and Grievances”:

“4. That the foundation of English liberty, and of all free government, is a right in the people to participate in their legislative council: and as the English colonists are not represented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed. But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such acts of the British parliament, as are bona fide restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members excluding every idea of taxation, internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America without their consent.”

I’m sure you can find more if you continue to search.

Good luck!

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A few days ago
Panda
Didn’t Britain not represent the American colonies at all? That’s why they had the phrase “No taxation without representation.”
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