... were not represented in Parliament and therefore should not be taxed. However Parliament felt that they looked out for the best interest of the entire empire therefore had the right to tax the colonist. This caused political unrest and uprising within the colonies. Many radical ideas spurred up in newspapers and pamphlets, such as what became known as the famous outcry of the colonists "No taxation without Representation." If the colonists would have just conformed to Britain and allowed them to tax them and take advantage of them then the colonists would have been following the status quo. However the colonists went against the status quo and against the authority of England trying to be their own individuals. Not only did the colonists react with their outcry of no taxation without representation they also reacted with many protests. When the stamp act was issued Grenville thought he was being ...

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