Question 77

Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

To win the Civil War
British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)Correct answer
Taxation without representationCorrect answer
High taxesCorrect answer

Official answer

High taxes
Taxation without representation
British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)
They did not have self-government
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

Explanation

Colonists objected to British taxation without colonial representation in Parliament, restrictions on self-government, and measures such as quartering troops. Those grievances helped lead the colonies to declare independence.

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