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What did Wilson argue about the British Parliament's taxation in his pamphlet?
It was too high
It was well balanced
It was illegitimate
It was fair
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Wilson argued that the British Parliament's taxation of the American colonies was illegitimate because the colonies were not represented in Parliament. He argued that the colonies had the right to tax themselves and that the British Parliament was violating their rights by taxing them without their consent.
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