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:--Taxes hit at a bad time: postwar depression After the war the colonists did not have chance to recover financially, before England began taxing them.  

:--Taxes hit at a bad time: postwar depression After the war the colonists did not have chance to recover financially, before England began taxing them.  

:--Colonists were accustomed to much independence and self-determination, and Tory efforts to regulate and tax were bitterly opposed by the Colonies. The colonies thrived under "salutary neglect." When England became 'hands-on', the conflicts began.  (Jonathan L.)

:--Colonists were accustomed to much independence and self-determination, and Tory efforts to regulate and tax were bitterly opposed by the Colonies. The colonies thrived under "salutary neglect." When England became 'hands-on', the conflicts began.  (Jonathan L.)

'''2.  Who used the phrase "taxation without representation," and why?'''

'''2.  Who used the phrase "taxation without representation," and why?'''