Colonial Period and Independence · Official question 77
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
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
Source: 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) · M-1778 (09/25) · Reviewed Sept. 3, 2026