MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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Read the grievance from the Declaration of Independence below:"For imposing taxes on us without our consent."Explain the meaning of this grievance.
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The American colonists were forced to feed and house British soldiers and tax collectors.
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Under the authority of the King, colonists were taxed without representation
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Under the authority of the King, these is not a fair trial by jury.
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The Massachusetts legislature was dissolved by the King’s Coercive Acts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Within the Declaration of Independence is a list of grievances that Jefferson believed the King of Great Britain, George III, had committed against the Colonists. These grievances outlined the main reasons behind why the Colonists had gone to war during the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three main themes of the colonists’ complaints are individual rights, representation, and taxation. Individual rights are rights guaranteed to people. Representation in the English Parliament was important to the colonists, and the colonists believed that taxation without representation was wrong.
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