American colonists were denied the rights the deserved, which created the desire for a Revolution. The colonists' right as English citizens to have a voice in the Parliament was being denied. Taxation, Navigation Acts, and the theory of mercantilism were being forced upon the colonists. The objection of these harsh acts led to the idea of declaring independence from England.
             English parliament imposed many unwanted taxes upon American colonies in order to pay off war debts. The Stamp Act put a hefty tax on many paper goods and the Townshend Acts put a tax on lead, glass, paint, and other colonial exports. The thought of being used as a source of revenue and not treated as members of the British Empire outraged many of the American colonists. Colonists resisted any attempt to be taxed, so long as they were not allowed fair representation in the English Parliament. In protest to the unresolved tea tax, disguised colonists boarded three tea ships and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor. Cleary, the colonists greatly distrusted the government to levy taxes, which created the theory that taxes should consent of the people.
             In addition to harsh taxes, England enacted laws making trade between the colonies and other countries difficult. Not wanting its colonies to trade with its enemies of France and Spain, the Navigation Acts restricting trade with other countries were put into effect. One act gave a monopoly on the tea trade to the British West Indies Company. This caused many small American businesses to go bankrupt. Also, heavy tariffs on colonial goods and imports form other countries made trade difficult and led many colonists to believe that Britain was deliberately hurting the colonial economy. Economic initiative slowed when the colonists were not in complete control to buy, sell, ship, and manufacture under conditions they felt to be most profitable. Overall, the colonists despised the newly enforced laws and regulations...