Compléter Road to RevolutionVersion en ligne Fill in the blanks in this paragraph about why the American colonists were unhappy with British rule. par Erica Witsell 1 taxation debt represented citizens land taxed monarchy France Parliament representatives taxes causes Great vote money representation Britain In the 1700s , the government of Great Britain was a parliamentary . Great Britain had a king , but he shared power with , which made laws for Great Britain and its colonies . Male British citizens elected to Parliament . Although colonists in America were British , they were not allowed to for members of Parliament . From 1754 to 1763 , and fought the French and Indian War for control of in North America . Great Britain spent a lot of to pay for this war . To pay back its from the war , Parliament the American colonists . The colonists were angry because they had to pay but were not in Parliament . They protested " without . " This complaint against Great Britain was one of the main of the American War for Independence .