Question

the french and indian war proved extremely expensive. in fact, prime minister grenville decided to raise revenue by taxing the american colonies. parliament enacted the sugar act in 1764. the sugar act imposed duties on molasses, sugar, textiles, coffee and indigo. unlike previous taxes, the duty on molasses was actually enforced and the colonists were angry. the colonists opposed the sugar act because they did not think they should be taxed in the same way as british citizens. when the sugar act was asserted, the famous words, no taxation without representation were uttered. the colonists argued that they had no elected representatives in parliament. to make matters worse, parliament passed the stamp act in 1765. the stamp act required americans to purchase tax stamps for any printed documents including newspapers, legal documents and playing cards. also in 1765, parliament passed the quartering act which required americans to provide housing and supplies for british troops being sent to america after the french and indian war. many believed the troops were being sent to enforce the new taxes. opposition to the stamp act was universal. in 1765, the massachusetts general court invited representatives from other colonies to draft a petition calling for the repeal of the stamp act. street mobs protested in boston, massachusetts and new york. when the stamp act was to be officially implemented, most of the stamp - distributors had been intimidated into resigning their posts. meanwhile, americans increasingly boycotted british goods and british merchants began to lose business. some, such as samuel adams, began to call for independence from britain. eventually, parliament agreed to repeal the stamp act, but passed the declaratory act which stated that parliament had the right to tax the colonies. why did the sugar act anger american colonists? they wanted to control the sugar trade. they felt the tax was too small to matter. they believed that they shouldnt be taxed without representation in parliament. they supported the british government.

Explanation:

The American colonists were angry about the Sugar Act because they believed in the principle of "no taxation without representation." They felt that since they had no elected representatives in the British Parliament, they should not be taxed by it.

Answer:

They believed that they shouldn't be taxed without representation in Parliament.