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Question 77 · Colonial Period and Independence

Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

  1. A (Battle of) Saratoga
  2. B Rhode Island
  3. C July 4, 1776
  4. D High taxes ✓ Correct

✅ Correct answer: D — High taxes

💡 Explanation

Also accepted: Taxation without representation; British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering); They did not have self-government; Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party (Tea Act); Stamp Act; Sugar Act; Townshend Acts; Intolerable (Coercive) Acts.

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