Silver Spoons1982

Miss Campbell:
Who can tell me what brought about the need for the Declaration of Independence? [Mr. T raises his hand, she looks for a kid to answer, Mr. T raises both hands] Yes.

Mr. T:
Simply put, the colonists were being unfairly taxed by the English crown; without having any input about into the way they were being governed, or as this is most commonly known, taxation without representation.