Question

multiple choice question
why did colonists resent the townshend acts?
the colonists did not want great britain stationing troops in the colonies.
the acts forced the dissolution of the massachusetts assembly and the virginia house of burgesses.
the acts limited the amount of british goods the colonists could import.
the colonists did not believe britain had the right to tax them.

Explanation:

The Townshend Acts imposed new taxes on the American colonists by the British government. The colonists held the principle of "no taxation without representation," believing that since they had no representatives in the British Parliament, Britain had no right to tax them. This was a major source of their resentment.

Answer:

The colonists did not believe Britain had the right to tax them.