After 1763, the British Parliament began to tax the Thirteen Colonies more heavily to help
pay off debt from the French and Indian War. Parliament also restricted colonial trade. Many
colonists resented these new taxes and restrictions.
After the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, which required Americans to pay a tax on all
paper they used, some Americans argued that Great Britain was
harming itself by taxing the
colonies. What audience would Americans have been most likely to try to reach with this message?
-British soldiers stationed in the Thirteen Colonies
-the British Parliament
-Americans who wanted independence
-leaders of colonial legislatures
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The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?
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Which statement below best explains the meaning of the 3rd resolution? a. residents of the colonies do not occupy a lesser status than citizens who live in england, the motherland. b. the meaning of freedom is that individuals never have to pay taxes. c. free people are capable of and should take responsibility for their own tax obligations and the purposes they serve. d. the stamp act congress, with this document, is giving permission--consent--to have taxes imposed upon them by parliament. e. americans have different ideas about rights and freedom than englishmen.
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