Why was taxation without representation considered a violation of the social contract?

Taxation without representation indicated a lack of consent between the government and its citizens.

Taxation without representation violated the colonists' natural right to property.

Taxation without representation was causing large debt in the colonies.

Taxation without representation ignored the colonists' legal right to have the colonial government, not the British government, determine taxes

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Jessie Harmon

4 October, 13:18

Why was taxation without representation considered a violation of the social contract?

Taxation without representation indicated a lack of consent between the government and its citizens.

Taxation without representation violated the colonists' natural right to property.

Taxation without representation was causing large debt in the colonies.

Taxation without representation ignored the colonists' legal right to have the colonial government, not the British government, determine taxes

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Zayne Edwards · Answer 1

Zayne Edwards 4 October, 13:39

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No taxation without representation was a rallying cry of the American colonists and a symbol of their resistance to British taxation measures. The colonists believed that in order to be taxed they needed to have actual representation, that is someone from the colonies in the parliament to actually represent them and their interests. That is why because they were taxed without representation there was a lack of consent on their side.