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Compromise and Discourse Today — Unit test

Question 13 • CA-Government Essentials (IS)

What is one way the American revolutionaries believe the British government violated the social contract?

Answer
A
The king did not allow the colonists to elect representatives.
B
The government prohibited the colonists from having their own king.
C
The government outlawed the ownership of property in the colonies.
D
The king decreased the number of representatives for the colonists.

Explanation

The social contract is the idea that government gets its authority from the people and must protect their rights and representation. The American revolutionaries argued that the British government violated this agreement by taxing and governing the colonists without allowing them to elect representatives in Parliament. Therefore, the correct choice is that the king did not allow the colonists to elect representatives.

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