While Colonists Agreed That Parliament Could Make Some Laws for Them

question 55

Multiple Choice

While colonists agreed that Parliament could make some laws for them, they claimed that Parliament did not have the

• A)power to pray without citizens' blessing.
• B)power to tax without citizens' consent.
• C)power to tax without citizens' setting the tax rate.
• D)power to make laws without citizens' taxes being collected.
• E)power to regulate trade between colonies.

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