Below are some of the reasons colonists wanted independence from Britain. Match each quote to the idea that it best represents.
Only one quote matches two ideas. Boston Massacre
democracy
Loyalists
political reason for Patriots
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 & Quartering Act
Quartering Act
1. He has refused to pass, and forbidden his governors to pass, important and necessary laws.
2.He has broken up certain legislatures that opposed him, and refused to let others be elected.
3.He has refused to establish courts of justice, and has made judges dependent on him for their jobs and salaries.
4. He has sent swarms of British officers to harass our people and eat our food.
political reason for Patriots
5.He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
6.For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
7. For imposing taxes on us without our consent;
Stamp Act
8.He is waging war against us; He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people
9. He has started fights among us and has also forced us to live near merciless Indian savages.
