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77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Nenne einen Grund, warum die Amerikaner die Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien erklärten.
Antwort · Answer
Taxation without representation
Besteuerung ohne (parlamentarische) Vertretung
All USCIS-accepted answers
- High taxes
- 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
Any of these is a correct answer at the interview. The red answer above is the simplest one to memorize.