Define the concept of “virtual representation.” Why did the colonists

Define the concept of “virtual representation.” Why did the colonists reject this concept? What was their own view of acceptable political representation?

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
George Grenville argued that virtually every subject in the empire was represented in Parliament, regardless of the residence of the subject or the member of parliament. Colonists rejected this concept because they had evolved a different definition of political representation that required each elected representative (delegate to the assembly) to reside among the constituency he represented, and to voice and vote that constituency’s interests.