The British were in debt from war against the French on American territory (It wasn't called America till later). The British made claimed they were fighting for the colonist, regardless of the fact that many didn't want the war to occur at all. The British set many different taxes up, each tax after the prior fell. There was a tax on rum. Regardless of the fact rum wasn't a necessity of life, it still upset many colonists. There was a tax on paper goods. Everything made from paper had to get a stamp to assure everything was paid for. This was frustrating to many colonists, with good reason. The tax on tea is the most well known. The price of a specific tea increased and the selection was limited by the British as well, forcing the colonists to buy tea from this specific brand. The brand was a tea company on another place with rule from Britain. This tea tax caused the Boston Tea Party, where tea was thrown overboard into the ocean, causing it to be unable to use. Now the big thing that America disliked was how, with all these taxes, they had no real say in them. "Taxation with out representation" is a popular saying. The British claimed to have a representative for them, but it wasn't someone who really cared for the benefit of the colonies. Now who wouldn't be upset with all these things happening?
