Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
Resolved, that the taxation of the people by themselves, or by persons chosen by themselves to represent them...is the only security against a burdensome taxation... -Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, May 30, 1765
Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?
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Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party.
O Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre. O Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.
O Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III.
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The statement that best explains why this resolution was adopted is:
Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.
This resolution reflects the colonists' belief in "no taxation without representation," emphasizing their demand for representation in any legislative body that imposed taxes on them.
