What caused the colonies to rebel against the british

The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies . They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists  to help pay for the French and Indian War. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as british citizens.

Taxes

Explanation:

Britain needed money to pay for its war debts. The

King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the

colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the

colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. These taxes

included the Stamp Act, passed in 1765, which required the use

of special paper bearing an embossed tax stamp for all legal

documents. Other laws, such as the Townsend Acts, passed in 1767, required

the colonists to pay taxes on imported goods like

tea. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes,

because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their

own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these

taxes violated their rights as British citizens.

The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying,

British goods.