may 16, 1764 - Taxation without Representation
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In May 1764, Taxation without Representation was established. Parliament’s actions were upsetting and were making the colonists angrier by every decision they made. James Otis was one of the first colonists to protest taxation and Samuel Adams soon joined in agreement. Otis and Adams took part in spreading the slogan “No Taxation without Representation.”Added to timeline:
Date:
may 16, 1764
Now
~ 262 years ago