Colonists use this phrase to suggest that they wanted to pass their own tax laws. taxes should be equal for Britain and the colonies. they should have a vote on taxes in Parliament. taxes should not represent more than the colonies owed.

Colonists argued that they should have a vote on taxes in Parliament if they are to be taxed by the British Government. The famous phrase that was coined was, "No taxation without representation," which was the colonists demands for the ability to have a say in the taxes that were enacted on them by the British.