Question

the phrase taxation without representation referred to the. the resisted all efforts by the british to exert more control over the colonies. following the boston tea party, tensions built between the colonists and british until the first battles of the american revolution erupted in

Explanation:

"Taxation without representation" was a key - grievance of American colonists against British rule. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against British taxes on tea. The first battles of the American Revolution were the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

Answer:

1. Colonists' lack of political voice in British tax - making.
2. Colonists.
3. 1775.