The phrase was used when American colonists were being taxed. They were not allowed to choose a representative for the parliament in London, where they passed the laws for taxes.
John Rolfe was the first English settler to grow tobacco successfully in Virginia.
The American Constitution was heavily based on the idea of democracy and a perfect world where people would have free speech and rights. The idea of democracy was derived from the earliest form of democracy, (direct) Roman democracy. As many people know, the Romans adopted a lot of Greek culture and ideas from taking over Ancient Greece in the times of the Roman Empire. This is what I think is how the American political process was formed from the basic standards of Greek civilizations.
