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Attempts to tax the unrepresented colonies soon encountered concerted hostility. 'No taxation without representation' became the universal slogan.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Attempts to tax the unrepresented colonies soon encountered concerted hostility. 'No taxation without representation'…”
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Stevenson discusses the growing discontent in the colonies over taxation without representation, a pivotal moment in American history.
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