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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Taxes and Protest

Question 6 • MHS-US History A CR

Which answer best represents Henry's argument against the Stamp Act?

Answer
A
The Stamp Act unfairly targeted Virginians.
B
Virginia's legislature was already taxing the colonists.
C
Colonists should not be taxed unless they voted for the taxes themselves.

Explanation

Henry argued that the colonists could be taxed only by representatives they had chosen. Since the colonists had no elected representatives in Parliament, they should not have to pay taxes imposed by Parliament; this is the principle expressed in choice C, that colonists should not be taxed unless they voted for the taxes themselves.

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