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American HistoryColonial Period and Independence
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Accepted answers:
- High taxes
- Taxation without representation
- British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses
- They did not have self-government
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party
- Stamp Act
- Sugar Act
- Townshend Acts
- Intolerable Acts
Why this is the correct answer
Colonists had many specific grievances against British rule. Being taxed without having representatives in Parliament, enduring the forced quartering of British soldiers, and suffering under acts like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts all fueled the push for independence.
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