Question

Please help if you can!

Answer 1

1. . Parliament (England's Congress) had been passing laws placing taxes on the colonists in America. There had been the Sugar Act in 1764, the Stamp Act the following year, and a variety of other laws that were meant to get money from the colonists for Great Britain. The colonists did not like these laws.
2. Parliament said it was right to tax the American colonists to help pay the bills for the war.
3.They wanted to "regulate" the governor's corrupt local officials, who were charging huge fees and seizing property.
4.The British decided that the colonies needed to be punished for the Boston Tea Party. They issued a number of new laws that the colonists called the Intolerable Acts.
5. Boston Port Act which shut down the port of Boston for trade. British ships blockaded Boston Harbor, punishing everyone who lived in Boston, both patriots and loyalists.

Answer 2

Answer:

They didn't like parliament's direct taxation and it's lack of colonial representation.

Explanation:

They wanted to be free..