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Question 7 • IL-US History A

Read the phrase below.No taxation without representation.Colonists use this phrase to suggest that

Answer
A
they wanted to pass their own tax laws.
B
taxes should be equal for Britain and the colonies.
C
they should have a vote on taxes in Parliament.
D
taxes should not represent more than the colonies owed.

Explanation

“No taxation without representation” means the colonists objected to being taxed by a government in which they had no representatives. They argued that they should have a voice and a vote on taxes in Parliament. The phrase was not mainly a demand for equal taxes or for taxes to match what the colonies owed.

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