Why did the American colonies revolt against military occupation?

The American colonists had long enjoyed salutary neglect and limited self-rule.  After the French-Indian War, Britain became more serious in trying to enforce navigation acts and tax laws--the rationale was that the colonists should pay more for being part of the empire.  The colonists protested and found ways to skirt the laws and intimidate tax collectors.  When Britain sent in troops to protect customs houses and to ensure that the taxes were collected, the colonists objected because to them Britain only used troops against subjugated people, and the colonists thought of themselves as on the same social plane as the people living in England.  There were also instances of violence, such as the Boston Massacre, so the colonists felt threatened by the use of troops to collect taxes.  After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament made it legal to quarter soldiers in New England meeting houses; these buildings were the governmental and religious centers of the communities.  Soldiers were also allowed to arrest those whom they thought were flouting the tax laws and stirring dissent and to take these people to trial in England.  Trial by one's peers is a traditional English right, and the colonists did not appreciate this attempt at making them second-class citizens.