How did British taxes on American colonists lead to the American Revolution?
Responses
The taxes asserted British authority over the colonies, which made the colonists furious.
The colonists were furious that they had to pay taxes because the people in Britain did not pay any taxes.
The colonists considered the taxes fair, but the British soldiers in the colonies were unhappy with them.
The taxes were too low, meaning that the British were unable to provide the colonists what they needed.