The chart below lists a series of British taxes on the colonists.

• Sugar Act (1764)

• Stamp Act (1765)

Townshend Acts (1767)

Tea Act (1773)

Why did the colonists object to these measures?

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They wanted to elect their own representatives to Parliament

They objected to taxes that were imposed without their consent.

They no longer respected the rule of law.

They were already taxed more heavily than people living in Britain

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