<span>The church's authority weakened because it had moved away from Rome. In addition, this led to the church having a much larger French influence as the center of the institution was now based in France. Rival popes continued to eat away at the influence of the church because it showed that there was infighting taking place.</span>
One reason is that the taxes were unfair. The colonists thought that they should have some say in government. Sometimes they were taxed on stuff that was so little that it shouldn't have had taxes. These are just some that I can remember. Hope this helps!
Which of the following best synonym for secular - the answer is "worldly"
•new
•worldly
•humane
•religious
