Why did the colonists want to form their own government? They did not have colonial governors.
They did not identify as British people.
They did not want to have separate states or colonies.
They did not elect the members of Parliament.

Explanation:

it was in essence a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compacts rules and regulations for the sake of survival. That's the colonists sincerely believe that they had the right to govern themselves being separated from Britain by an ocean and having founded an entirely new society