One way that the American Colonies protested this was by The Stamp Act Congress met and led to 9 colonies declaring that the British Parliament had no right to tax without representation.
I'm jk it's the colonies had no representation in Britain's legislature
Explanation:
"The colonists believed that the acts were intolerable, especially since they had no representation in Britain's legislative system. The 13 colonies, once separate, joined together in order to retaliate against Britain."
Helped make them a stronger nation but also a bigger target, the more countries you control, the tastier you look for a bigger country to take you out and take your puppeted countries.
