It’s clear that the colonists felt that the taxes imposed by the british were a violation of the self-rule the colonies enjoyed for decades. this is the common reason given for the reaction by the colonists. the british are portrayed as the “villains” from the perspective of people in the united states. the british believed that the colonists should pay for the french and indian war and contribute to the costs of protecting the colonies. do you think the british were unreasonable in their demands? did the british taxes justify the response from people in the colonies?