What issues unified but also divided colonists during the Revolution? Why do you believe these issues were important?

I think one of the issues that has to be said is the issue of taxation. I like discussing this issue because of how it still applies to today's populations. Taxes exist, and they provide all kinds of services to a population, but that doesn't mean everybody likes paying them. During the time of the American Revolution, taxation was still a hot-button issue. Many of the colonists understood the need for taxes; however, they disagreed with how Britain was regulating and implementing those taxes. A concern of the colonists was that they were being taxed by Britain but were not allowed to represent themselves at the government level. The 1689 English Bill of Rights had forbidden the imposition of taxes without the consent of Parliament. The colonists had no representation in Parliament, so some of the colonists saw the taxes as a violation of their rights. Not all of the colonists disagreed with the taxes, so it was a divisive issue, but it served to unify a large number of voices as well.