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Q19 (NDA-II/2010) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Colonial economic impact Answer Verified

“No Taxation without Representation” was the popular slogan of

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The slogan “No Taxation without Representation” was a central rallying cry during the American War of Independence [2]. It emerged in the 1760s as American colonists protested against various British fiscal measures, such as the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 [1][t2]. The colonists argued that because they lacked elected representatives in the British Parliament, the government had no legal authority to impose taxes upon them [t5][t6]. This principle of consent was a primary cause of the revolution, leading to significant acts of defiance like the Boston Tea Party [t5][t8]. While Indian nationalists later adopted similar rhetoric to demand control over the budget and elected majorities, the phrase is historically and primarily synonymous with the American struggle for autonomy against British autocratic rule [c5][t2][t7].

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  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Taxes on Sugar and Molasses > p. 153
  2. [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Summary > p. 172
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