Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
What did the American colonists say when Britain tried to tax them?
- AHome Rule for the colonies
- BNo taxation without representationRight answer
- CVotes for women
- DFree trade for all
Answer: No taxation without representation
The colonists felt the taxes threatened their liberty because they had no representatives in the British Parliament.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 178 of 651, written in our own words.