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Вопрос 61

Why did the colonists fight the British?

  1. Because of high taxes, or taxation without representationПравильный ответ
  2. Because the British king abolished slavery in the colonies
  3. Because the colonists wanted to join France
  4. Because Britain refused to defend the colonies from attack

Официальный ответ

  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  • because they didn't have self-government

Объяснение

Parliament taxed the colonies while giving them no members in it, quartered soldiers in colonial homes and restricted colonial self-government. Those grievances, not any of the alternatives, led to war.

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Вопрос 61: Why did the colonists fight the British? · U.S. Civics Test 2008 · Questena