The colonists were imposed with taxes and laws without their consent, specifically internal taxes by the British Parliament. The key grievance was "taxation without representation," meaning the colonies were taxed by a government in which they had no elected representatives. Colonists insisted that only legislative bodies in which they had representation (their own colonial legislatures) could lawfully impose internal taxes. Examples include the Stamp Act of 1765 and other taxes imposed by Parliament despite colonial opposition. The colonists also faced other impositions such as the quartering of troops in their homes, revocation of their charters, suspension of their legislatures, and loss of trial by jury in certain cases, all without their consent or representation. These acts were seen as violations of their rights as Englishmen and led to major colonial resistance and eventually the American Revolution.