Although there were certain ideologies that said that the colonists should not be able to govern themselves, there were two interpretations of the situation. The British believed that the colonies were always subordinate to the British and that they could have been taxed at any point between 1607 and 1757. In contrast, the colonies favored the natural right to self govern. This meant that the taxes should have been set by the colonies, not the British. Overall, the colonists believed that the British were violating their rights by imposing taxes on them without their
Although there were certain ideologies that said that the colonists should not be able to govern themselves, there were two interpretations of the situation. The British believed that the colonies were always subordinate to the British and that they could have been taxed at any point between 1607 and 1757. In contrast, the colonies favored the natural right to self govern. This meant that the taxes should have been set by the colonies, not the British. Overall, the colonists believed that the British were violating their rights by imposing taxes on them without their