Taxation Without Representation: The Beginning Of The American Revolution

At times of social unrest and governmental injustice, rebellion usually comes up as a pretty good idea. This is the basic idea of what happened a little while before America truly became America. The monarchy of Britain was placing taxes on colonists, forcing soldiers into their lives and homes, and belittling their lives and rights as a whole. It's pretty blatantly obvious that the people of colonial America were justified in rebelling against the British.

"Taxation without representation" was a phrase that was coined around this time and was one of the biggest factors in the starting of the American Revolution. The general consensus was that the people not being able to contribute to decisions that affected them was unfair and morally unjust