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Why did many British colonists in North America rebel against Britain in the 1770s?
- aThey objected to taxes set by a Parliament in which they had no representativesCorrect answer
- bThey wanted to leave British rule and become a colony of France instead
- cThey wanted a Catholic king who would rule them directly from Rome
- dThey had been forbidden by law to farm on their own land in the colonies
Why?
The colonists objected to taxes passed by the British Parliament, where they had no MPs of their own. They declared independence in 1776.
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