Question

Which of the following was included in Patrick Henry's Virginia Resolves?

(1 point)
Responses

Colonists could be taxed only by colonial assemblies.
Colonists could be taxed only by colonial assemblies.

A government's purpose is to protect people's natural rights.
A government's purpose is to protect people's natural rights.

A government does not have the responsibility to protect its citizens.
A government does not have the responsibility to protect its citizens.

Colonists should refuse to provide housing to British soldiers in Virginia.
Colonists should refuse to provide housing to British soldiers in Virginia.

Answer 1

Colonists could be taxed only by colonial assemblies.

Explanation: Patrick Henry's Virginia Resolves (1765) asserted that only the colonial legislature (not Parliament) had the right to tax Virginians.