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In English history, "no taxation without representation" was an old principle and meant that Parliament had to pass all taxes. At first, the "representation" was held to be one of land, but, by 1700, this had shifted to the notion that, in Parliament, all British subjects had a "virtual representation."
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The standard-issue District of Columbia license plate bears the phrase, "Taxation Without Representation". The "no taxation without representation" slogan was later brought to bear in the arguments for tax resistance by African-Americans [2]: 115–117 and women, [3] as they did not have the right to vote or serve in the legislature. It is used ...
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Colonials, however, especially those affected directly as merchants and shippers, assumed that the highly visible new tax program was the major culprit. As protests against the Sugar Act developed, it was the economic impact rather than the constitutional issue of taxation without representation that was the main focus for the colonists. [10]
We started the country, for heaven's sake, on the protest of "No taxation without representation." As humorist Gerald Barzan noted, "Taxation with representation ain't so hot either." Filling out ...
The familiar "no taxation without representation" argument remained prominent, along with the question of the extent of Parliament's authority in the colonies. [178] Some colonists worried that, by buying the cheaper tea, they would be conceding that Parliament had the right to tax them. [ 176 ]
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