EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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they provided troops for protection and leadership to enforce laws
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they owned the land the colonists lived on
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they were the leaders of the empire
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they paid the passage for the colonists to get to the New World
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ensuing debate made it quite clear that British Members of Parliament felt the King of Britain had sovereign power over the colonies, had the right to pass laws affecting them, including taxes, and that this sovereignty did not give the Americans a right to representation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The king and Parliament viewed the colonies as production factories for the crown. They were not seen as British citizens, they were seen as British colonists and were not given the same rights and privileges as British citizens received.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conflicts developed between the colonies and Great Britain over how the colonies should be governed. Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.