Question
The three parts of the Declaration of Independence were the preamble, the list of grievances, and the actual declaration itself.
Which of these were actual grievances in the second part of the document?
A.
Imposing taxes with the consent of the colonies and quartering troops in England.
B.
Imposing taxes without the consent of the colonies and quartering large bodies of troops.
C.
Being coerced to declare allegiance to King George and being forced to import tea and sugar from England.
D.
Having to return to England every year for service to the King and having to ship American goods to France for its support of England.
Which of these were actual grievances in the second part of the document?
A.
Imposing taxes with the consent of the colonies and quartering troops in England.
B.
Imposing taxes without the consent of the colonies and quartering large bodies of troops.
C.
Being coerced to declare allegiance to King George and being forced to import tea and sugar from England.
D.
Having to return to England every year for service to the King and having to ship American goods to France for its support of England.
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B.
The Declaration specifically complains "He has refused his Assent to Laws... for imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" and "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us" (and similar passages about standing armies).
The Declaration specifically complains "He has refused his Assent to Laws... for imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" and "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us" (and similar passages about standing armies).
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