THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Taxation without representation is tyranny.
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Colonists should be grateful to be part of the British Empire.
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Citizens, under British rule, should support King George III.
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The English King deserves respect and loyalty from his subjects.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s? The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.
Detailed explanation-2: -The slogan was first used in colonial America during the 1760s as a form of protest for higher taxes on imported British goods. The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed an additional charge on paper, cards, and dice, which were all major imports by the American colonists.
Detailed explanation-3: -In short, many colonists believed that as they were not represented in the distant British parliament, any taxes it imposed on the colonists (such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts) were unconstitutional, and were a denial of the colonists’ rights as Englishmen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament? “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."