-What Conclusion Can Be Reached by Interpreting This Graph That

question 15

Multiple Choice

-What conclusion can be reached by interpreting this graph that compares annual per capita tax rates between Britain and its American colonies in 1765?

• A) Americans paid more than their fair share of taxes to support the British Empire.
• B) Americans opposed taxation because they were not represented in Parliament.
• C) British citizens paid less tax money than the colonists in America and Ireland.
• D) Americans were generally wealthier than comparable workers in Britain.

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