There were many causes to the revolutionary war. The main reason for the colonists to revolt was the control of commerce. No taxation without representation was the main issue involved with commerce. The colonists thought taxation without representation was unfair because the British didn't have a right to impose taxes on them. The colonists felt that taxation without representation limited their rights as British citizens. The demand for no taxation without representation also helped make …showed first 75 words of 440 total…

…showed last 75 words of 440 total…the strongest argument against British oppression. The colonists felt that British had no consent to tax them without representation. The colonists felt their rights as British citizens were taken away. Colonists felt that only they had the right to tax themselves. They felt that their own elected legislatures should have the right to tax them. These are the reasons why the demand for no taxation without representation was the primary force behind the American Revolution.