It os essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives.
-The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773.
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the-
A.economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
B.political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
C.Awakening economic consequences of the Great Awakening
D.interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
A. economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
The excerpt reflects the American colonists' growing dissatisfaction with the economic policies of Great Britain after the French and Indian War, particularly the issue of taxation without representation. The phrase "no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives" directly addresses the core complaint that led to events such as the Boston Tea Party and ultimately to the American Revolutionary War. The colonists believed that only their elected representatives had the legitimate authority to levy taxes upon them, not a distant parliament in which they had no elected voice.