THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which of the following is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
|
|
Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.
|
|
|
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
|
|
|
Colonists were required to serve at least a year in the colonists’ army.
|
|
|
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most famous is their grievance of taxation without representation. Several tax acts, including the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Sugar Act, had been levied upon the colonists in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! That is the battle cry of Grievance 17 from the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps the most popular grievance of all, number 17 ensures that all tax-paying Americans have representatives to speak for them in their government.
There is 1 question to complete.