What does TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION mean and is it related to any act?

Question: What does TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION mean and is it related to any act!?
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Taxation without representation means that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies if they couldn't have people chosen to represent them in Parliament for their wants!. This was related to the Stamp Act, then the Quartering Act, after that, the Tea Act, a few more acts later, it led to war!. They were the most lightly taxed people in the British Empire and Britain needed to pay off the war debts from the French-Indian War!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Falco 143 is basically correct!.

The American Colonies claimed that, as British subjects, they were entitled to have representatives in Parliament!. Without such representation, the Parliament would have no right to tax them!. This is a pretty weak arugument, but one that "sold" at home to build support for oppostion to Great Britain!.

Regarding taxes, etc!. At the time, the standard of living in the American Colonies was actally pretty high!. Some articles indicate that it was even higher than in England itself!. Taxes were low, but just like today, nobody wants to pay taxes, but at the same time they expect the government to provide services!.

Great Britain imposed taxes on the colonies to pay for the huge cost that they incurred fighting the French and Indian War in North America, which was a part of the global 7-years war between England and France!. The cause of the conflict in North America was that the English colonists continued to move west and began encroaching on French territory!. The British tried to prevent the westward movement to avoid the conflict, but just like today, people will do as they please and not worry about the consequences!. The first act of the French and Indian War was touched off by a young George Washington during an armed expedition into western Pennsylvania!. With the war started Great Britain had to lend a large military force to North America (at huge cost) to protect the colonists!. When Great Britain then decided that the colonists should help to pay off that debt through taxes, they revolted, basically wanting to get something for nothing!.

The story for today:

The war in Iraq costs about $10,000,000,000 per month!. That cost has never been included in the annual budget that the President submits to Congress!. It has always been authorized through a suplemental budget bill!. At the same time, we have had taxes reduced!. This is the first time in US history that we cut taxes in wartime!. So that cost continues to increase the national debt, which we eventually have to pay for through higher taxes or high inflation!. The explanation is complicated, but that is the truth of it!. I guess we do not learn from historyWww@QuestionHome@Com

what it meant was that people were being taxed heavily by the british, before american independance and they had very little rights on leadership!. It was related to the Boston Tea Party!.Www@QuestionHome@Com