Struggle Between the Colonies and Britain

What are taxes primarily used for by the government?

• Funding private businesses

• Providing public services like transportation and education

• Paying off national debt to other countries

• Supporting foreign aid programs

How can American citizens influence their government?

• By only paying taxes

• By voting for political candidates and expressing opinions

• By refusing to follow any laws

• By moving to a different country

Which of the following was a restriction imposed by the British government on the American colonists?

• Prohibiting settlement beyond a certain land boundary

• Requiring colonists to only trade with French merchants

• Forcing colonists to pay taxes on all locally produced goods

• Demanding that colonists serve in the British military

What was the primary reason for the American colonists' grievance of "Taxation without Representation"?

• They believed the taxes were too high for their income.

• They were forced to pay taxes to a government in which they had no elected voice.

• The British government was using tax money to fund wars against other European powers.

• They felt that only local colonial assemblies should have the power to tax.

How did American colonists primarily protest British policies like the tea tax?

• By sending formal letters of complaint to the King.

• By boycotting British goods and engaging in violent acts.

• By forming new political parties to challenge British rule.

• By seeking military alliances with other European nations.