Question

use two or more of the following terms and write a sentence showing you understand its meaning.
empire
self - government
congress
english parliament
tax
representative
assembly
citizen
independence
citizens in a self - government system often participate in decisions about how tax reven
challenge question: why do you think many colonists began to feel that their rights were not being respected by the british government?

Explanation:

Colonists felt rights were un - respected due to various factors. The British government imposed taxes like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts without colonial representation in the English Parliament. This violated the principle of "no taxation without representation." Also, the Quartering Acts required colonists to house and supply British troops, which they saw as an infringement on their property rights.

Answer:

Many colonists began to feel their rights were not being respected by the British government because of taxes imposed without colonial representation in Parliament (such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts) and acts like the Quartering Acts that infringed on their property rights.