“Resolved, 1st. That every form of government rightfully founded, originates from the consent of the people. 2d. That the boundaries set by the people in all constitutions are the only limits within which any officer can lawfully exercise authority. 3d. That whenever those bounds are exceeded, the people have a right to reassume the exercise of that authority which by nature they had before they delegated it to individuals. 4th. That every tax imposed upon English subjects without consent is against the natural rights and the bounds prescribed by the English constitution. 5th. That the Stamp Act in special, is a tax imposed on the colonies without their consent. 6th. That it is the duty of every person in the colonies to oppose by every lawful means the execution of those acts imposed on them, and if they can in no other way be relieved, to reassume their natural rights and the authority the laws of nature and of God have vested them with.” —From the Connecticut Resolutions on the Stamp Act: December 10, 1765 Which of the following colonial complaints following the Seven Years' War is best reflected in this excerpt?

“No Taxation without representation” was a motto that was used by the American colonists from 1750 to 1760. This excerpt shows exactly that. The British Parliament imposed a series of Acts and Taxes on the American Colonies at the same time that the Colonies did not have any representative in the Parliament. The Colonies defended that they had the right to be represented and to have their interests defended on the British Parliament since they were paying taxes and helping Britain’s debt.