Virtual Representation
Virtual representation is the idea that one person from British Parliament would be able to represent the entire population of the 13 colonies. This led to many debates against how the citizens of the thirteen colonies should be able to decide how the money collected from the taxes should be spent. It all started During the stamp act of 1765 levied a tax on many colonial paper products by requiring them to be printed on stamped paper. The stamped paper then had a revenue stamp which meant the customers buying the products would have to pay extra for them in British currency. The point of the tax was to help pay for the return of British troops since the British had won the seven years war and wanted the colonies to help pay for their return.
The Citizens of the thirteen colonies actually disagreed with this idea because they were not getting a say on how much tax they had to pay and what the British Parliament would spend the money on .The idea of Virtual Representation was actually started by George Grenville who stated that the colonist were being virtually represented this idea was seen as ridiculous to both the British Parliament and the residents of the 13 colonies. The thirteen colonies also stated that under british constitution only the legislature could impose taxes on the colonist. Many people saw this as "no taxation without representation".
Later in 1766 British Parliament passed the declaratory act, which practically gave Parliament the same power they did in Britain but now in the colonies. The colonist were outraged by this since the declaratory act of 1766 was the same as the Irish declaratory act and the result of that declaratory act the Irish crown had kept it's power. The colonist obviously did not want that so they fought for their freedom; furthermore, Parliament had gained the power to pass any law they wanted to with just a majority vote which would mean chaos for the colonist
The Citizens of the thirteen colonies actually disagreed with this idea because they were not getting a say on how much tax they had to pay and what the British Parliament would spend the money on .The idea of Virtual Representation was actually started by George Grenville who stated that the colonist were being virtually represented this idea was seen as ridiculous to both the British Parliament and the residents of the 13 colonies. The thirteen colonies also stated that under british constitution only the legislature could impose taxes on the colonist. Many people saw this as "no taxation without representation".
Later in 1766 British Parliament passed the declaratory act, which practically gave Parliament the same power they did in Britain but now in the colonies. The colonist were outraged by this since the declaratory act of 1766 was the same as the Irish declaratory act and the result of that declaratory act the Irish crown had kept it's power. The colonist obviously did not want that so they fought for their freedom; furthermore, Parliament had gained the power to pass any law they wanted to with just a majority vote which would mean chaos for the colonist
