English Policies, Colonial Concerns and the Declaration

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What were the three themes that outlined the colonists desire to be independent? Options: government, Parliament, monarchy; limited government, habeas corpus, goods; representation, tax, individual rights; consent of the governed, natural law, policy

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representation, tax, individual rights

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When colonists objected to laws passed by Parliament and King George with protest and petition they did so because they viewed themselves as English citizens. Which colonial concern is this an example of?

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individual rights

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What is the taxation on the colonies after the French and Indian War, which citizens in England did not have to pay, known as?

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policy

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How does this primary source show one of the main colonial concerns? This picture shows a political cartoon from 1766 showing a mock funeral of the Stamp Act.

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colonist opposed taxation on goods

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What was the main issue of King George and Parliament taxing the colonists?

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colonies had no representation in Parliament

Answer explanation

No taxation without representation became the complaint of the colonists because they did not have representation in Parliament

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In reaction to some of the English policies that went beyond taxes the colonists began to form militias and some actions became violent. What would be the next step in this causal relationship?

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Thomas Paine writes Common Sense arguing for independence

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Which document listed all the colonial concerns?

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Declaration of Independence

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Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act? Options: colonists began to pay the tax in full, colonists began to organize militias to fight, colonists sent petitions to England, colonists began to boycott British goods

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colonists began to boycott British goods

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What would likely be the colonists' reaction to the Coercive Acts, which closed the port of Boston and shut down colonial legislatures?

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colonists would argue this violated their individual rights

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Which event took place on July 4, 1776? Options: Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Massacre, approval of the Declaration of Independence

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approval of the Declaration of Independence