VS.5a

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What does taxation without representation mean?

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to tax someone with NO say in government

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During the Revolutionary War what was the name of the government in England? Options: Congress, House of Burgesses, parliament

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parliament

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the

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people

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What document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War? Options: Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Charter

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Declaration of Independence

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How did the colonists believe they should be governed? Options: They believed they should be governed by the king, They believed they should be governed by local assemblies, They believed they should not be governed

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They believed they should be governed by local assemblies

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What was the English Parliament's belief about the way the colonists should be governed?

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The Parliament believe they had legal authority over the colonies

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The Declaration of Independence states reasons for

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freedom

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What document gave the reasons for independence and ideas for self government? Options: Declaration of Rights, Preamble, Declaration of Independence, Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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Declaration of Independence

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Parliament believed it had the right to _____ the colonies.

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tax