THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Question
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Which Grievance best refers to unhappiness with lack of representation?
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“For imposing taxes on us without our consent”
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“For transporting us beyond sea to be tried for pretended offences”
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“For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:”
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“For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The colonies in turn continued to insist that only government entities that they had representation in (their own colonial legislatures) could impose internal taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -In May 1765, Virginia’s Patrick Henry wrote the Virginia Resolves, which clearly laid out the “taxation without representation” argument. The protests against the Stamp Act also were particularly strong in Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonial assemblies denounced the law, claiming the tax was illegal on the grounds that they had no representation in Parliament. Colonists were likewise furious at being denied the right to a trial by jury.
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