United StatesQuestion 77 (2025 list) · Colonial period and independence
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
- aTaxation without representationCorrect answer
- bThe Louisiana Purchase
- cThe War of 1812
- dThe Emancipation Proclamation
Why?
Colonists were angry that Britain taxed them while they had no representatives in the British Parliament. You could also say high taxes, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, British soldiers in Americans’ houses, or no self-government. The other choices happened after independence.
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