THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“Give me liberty or Give me death”
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“No Taxation without Representation”
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“No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act”
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American colonies raised the slogan ‘No Taxation without Representation’. It means the colonists did not think they should be taxed unless they had representation in the British Parliament. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Americans were being denied of a notable right by the 1760’s. The English Bill of Rights 1689 had forbidden the imposition of charges or taxes without the assent of Parliament. Hence, the correct answer is, ‘C) No taxation without representation’.