Civics question 77 of 128
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
10 accepted answers
- High taxes
- Taxation without representation
- British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering)
- They did not have self-government
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
- Stamp Act
- Sugar Act
- Townshend Acts
- Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
You only need to give one of these. The officer accepts any of them.
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Where this question sits
It is part of Colonial Period and Independence, inside the American History section of the test.
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