Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
American History · Colonial Period and Independence
Accepted answer(s)
- 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
This is question 77 of the 2025 Civics Test. See it on uscis.gov.
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