SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
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“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
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“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
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“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -’Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists unhappy about their lack of representation in were the British parliament? ‘He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people:” “For imposing Taxes on US without our Consent.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have self-government. This meant that they could not govern themselves and make their own laws. They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It marked an official step taken by the American colonies toward independence from British rule. Many colonists were unhappy with laws that collected taxes but did not give them a say in government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best demonstrates why colonists felt their right to representation in Parliament was being denied? “Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.”
Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists, or people living in the colonies, were unhappy about paying taxes without having any say in their government. This unhappiness would eventually lead to a clash between the Americans and the British and lead to the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).