After the French and Indian War, Britain needed revenue and control and Parliament started taking a lot more active role in imposing taxes and tightening enforcement and relying on the idea of Virtual representation essentially meant the colonists were represented in theory, just not in any way they could actually see influence or their vote didn't matter at all. And that didn't go over especially well. So that's where the real shift began. Not just a disagreement with the Crown, but a real deeper question about where authority comes from and who gets to exercise it. (01:05–01:16)
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Asserts that virtual representation meant colonists had no real influence or voting power.
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