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Question

Rights of Englishmen Concerning Citizens
Magna Carta, 1215 No scutage nor aid [taxes] shall be imposed on our kingdom, unless by common counsel of our kingdom...In like manner it shall be done concerning aids from the city of London.
English Bill of Rights, 1689 ...that levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time, or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal...
How were these Enlightenment rights strengthened in the colonies during the period of salutary neglect?

(4 points)
Responses

Wealthy colonial landowners obtained the privilege to tax citizens.
Wealthy colonial landowners obtained the privilege to tax citizens.

British soldiers obeyed government orders to tax citizens.
British soldiers obeyed government orders to tax citizens.

Colonial assemblies assumed the right to tax citizens.
Colonial assemblies assumed the right to tax citizens.

Royal governors decided how much to tax citizens.

Answer 1

During the period of salutary neglect, the rights outlined in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights regarding taxation and representation were significantly strengthened in the colonies through the actions of colonial assemblies. These assemblies began to assume the right to tax citizens, effectively establishing a form of self-governance and a precedent for the expectation that taxation should require the consent of the governed, similar to the principles laid out in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.

Therefore, the correct response is:

Colonial assemblies assumed the right to tax citizens.