The Declaration of Independence accuses the British king of harming the American colonies in many different ways. These accusations take up over half of the text of the Declaration. Below are four of those accusations.

Question

Match each accusation to the historical example that the colonists might have meant.

Example:

"transporting large armies of [paid] foreign [soldiers]" <-- --> The British government had paid for thousands of German soldiers to fight the colonists.

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"imposing taxes on us without our consent"
"cutting off our trade with all parts of the world"
"pluner[ing] our seas, ravag[ing] our coasts, burn[ing] our towns, and destroy[ing] the lives of our people"
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Answer 1

Here are the matches for each accusation:

1. "imposing taxes on us without our consent"

   • Historical Example: The British government had passed laws to raise money from colonists without the colonists' agreement.

2. "cutting off our trade with all parts of the world"

   • Historical Example: The British government enacted Navigation Acts that restricted colonial trade to England and its colonies.

3. "plunder[ing] our seas, ravag[ing] our coasts, burn[ing] our towns, and destroy[ing] the lives of our people"

   • Historical Example: The British Navy blockaded American ports and conducted raids on coastal towns, leading to destruction and loss of property.