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The Townshend Acts taxed the goods being imported to the colonies.
Members of the legislature can prevent an item from being voted on by speaking without stopping (filibuster), thus refusing to let the item be brought to a vote.
The greatest concern with the British government was with the concept that there was no one in Parlaiment to speak for the colonies. With this in mind a number of issues came up such as taxation without representation, being limited on who the colonies can trade with, etc.
The England brought taxation to our united colonies. So, we rebelled against them which they didn't enjoy. Our country had the idea to write a paper that included subjects about our freedom of natural laws and being able to realize that men and women are all equal.
America was not a country when the colonies were being formed. So there was not president but when the colonies all became a county George Washington was the first president.