USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The king and Parliament viewed the American colonies as a
A
source of irritation
B
drain on their economy
C
place for vacations
D
sourceof funds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The American colonies were viewed as production factories for Great Britain by the King and Parliament. The people in the colonies were seen as colonists, not as citizens and they were denied the rights and privileges enjoyed by the British citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes. The 13 original states.

Detailed explanation-3: -What the Colonists say: “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.” The King removed judiciary powers from the people in Massachusetts and began paying the judges himself (with profit from the duties on the colonists). He became their new boss.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, and Intolerable Acts are four acts that contributed to the tension and unrest among colonists that ultimately led to the American Revolution. The first act was the Sugar Act, which was passed in 1764.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.

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