 ስምምነቱ በወቅቱ በነበረው የተወካዮች ምክርቤት ያልፀደቀ በመሆኑና እንግሊዞችም በራሳቸው አገር ፓርላማ ባለማፀደቃቸው ህጋዊ ውል አይደለም።
They did so because the Colonists were not receiving representation in England's Parliament, and they were being unfairly taxed to pay for England's war debt.