Asked by
Sharon Holguin
on Oct 30, 2024
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Although Parliament repealed some of the legislation proposed by Grenville,
A) it still claimed the authoritative right to tax the colonies.
B) American colonists were not satisfied and maintained that the King's authority did not extend to the American colonies.
C) Parliament continued to assert its right to tax but not the authority to pass any other laws for the colonies.
D) it refused to repeal the Stamp Act.
Authoritative Right
The power or right, often vested in a governing body or leader, to enforce laws, command, or make decisions.
Legislation
Laws or acts passed by a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
Grenville
Often associated with George Grenville, a British Whig statesman whose policies, including the Stamp Act 1765, stirred discontent in the American colonies and contributed to the American Revolutionary War.
- Identify the outcomes and reasons behind the British colonial strategies after 1763 affecting the American colonies, especially in terms of taxation and trade constraints.
- Elucidate the importance of critical legislative statutes enacted by the British Parliament and their effects on the perspectives and reactions of the colonies.
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LD
Learning Objectives
- Identify the outcomes and reasons behind the British colonial strategies after 1763 affecting the American colonies, especially in terms of taxation and trade constraints.
- Elucidate the importance of critical legislative statutes enacted by the British Parliament and their effects on the perspectives and reactions of the colonies.