Which of the Following Statements Represents the Conception Most American

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements represents the conception most American colonists held of parliamentary power in the 1760s?

• A) Parliament had limited powers of legislation that included authority to regulate imperial trade but excluded the authority to tax the colonists.
• B) Parliament represented all citizens of the empire and therefore had the authority to legislate on all matters relevant to American colonists.
• C) Parliament included no Americans among its members and therefore had no authority to interfere with colonial trade.
• D) Since Parliament was made up of corrupt politicians who represented only large landholders, Parliamentary law had no authority in the North American colonies.
• E) Because Parliament created the colonies, the colonial assemblies possessed no more power than Parliament permitted them.

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