Answer;
-Because they claimed that since the colonies had no representation in parliament.
Explanation;
-The colonists opposed the taxes imposed after the French and Indian War because they claimed that since the colonies had no representation in parliament, therefore they believed the parliament had no right to tax them.
-The British parliament was of the opinion that this was the way they could cover the cost of the French and Indian War.
-The French and Indian war placed a financial burden on England. In order to pay off debt from the war, England imposed taxes on the Americans.
-American colonists thought this was unfair because they felt they were being taxed without representation.