MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Inciting native attacks
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taxation without representation
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Not allowing new laws
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Executing all local leaders
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Detailed explanation-1: -The colonists’ reasons for declaring independence and their specific complaints against the English government can be summarized into three main themes: Individual rights, representation and taxation.
Detailed explanation-2: -“For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world.” “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.” “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.” “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson lists 27 grievances against the King to prove his supposition that the King has lost his right to rule by consent. Among these grievances the presence of standing armies in the colonies in peacetime is not listed.