Visual Evidence (The Cartoon)
The violent reaction shown in the political cartoon was primarily caused by the British government doing this.
Making them paying taxes they didn't want to pay.
The "Declaration of Rights and Grievances" was written in what city and year
New York in 1765
According to the Stamp Act Congress, what is "essential to the freedom of a people."
no taxes be imposed on them without their own consent or representatives
What is the definition of representation
the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented
Based on the passage, the statement that "the people of the colonies are not represented in the House of Commons" is considered this.
Fact
The tree labeled in the picture is called what?
What is the Liberty Tree
To show their unhappiness with the Stamp Act, how many delegates were sent to the Congress from nine different colonies.
twenty-seven delegates
The passage states that the people of the colonies are not represented in what specific British legislative body.
House of Commons
What is the definition of grievances
unfair treatment
The claim that British tax duties will be "extremely burdensome and grievous" is categorized as this in the context of the passage
opinion or claim
While a Patriot might support the protest, who would be the most likely to disagree with the violent actions shown in the cartoon
British government official
This was the name of the gathering where 27 delegates met to talk about their unhappiness with British taxes
the Stamp Act Congress
The colonists believed it was "essential to the freedom of a people" that no taxes be placed on them without this.
their own consent (or representatives)
What is the definition of protest
expressing disapproval to something
True or False: "The people of the colonies are not represented in the House of Commons" is a fact based on the passage
True
What would be primary claim best supported by the evidence using the picture and reading.
The British government’s actions caused the colonists to protest
This is the total number of colonies that sent delegates to the meeting in New York
nine
The delegates argued that the only people who could "constitutionally" tax the colonies were these people
their own legislatures (representatives chosen by themselves)
What is the definition of imposed
force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.
True or False: The colonists loved the Stamp Act
False