The correct answer is cutting off trade and imposing taxes on the colonists are unfair practices.
The Declaration of Independence was America's official break away from Great Britain. In this document, the Americans listed the reasons why they were breaking away from Great Britain. This included cutting off trade with other European countries (like France and Spain) and imposing taxes on the colonists without their consent. Throughout the late 18th century, the British parliament implemented taxes on American colonists in order to pay off their debt from the French and Indian War. The problem with this was that Americans were not represented in the British parliament.
