1. Taxed them without representation.
2. British soldiers fired on a crowd of rioting civilians, killing about 5 people (this is referred to as the Boston Massacre.)
3. Imposed "hidden" taxes in hopes that no one would notice.
4. Gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea and told the colonists they were not to buy tea from anyone else.
5. Ignored the First Continental Congress' protest letter.
6. Sent British soldiers to seize the munitions stash at Lexington and Concord.
7. The British King George III was not very smart, and appointed people to Parliament that were also not very smart.
Three achievements by Congress under the Articles that had far-reaching benefits to the states
- Congress united the states in a "league of friendship."
- Congress negotiated a peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War.
- Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance that provided the framework for expansion of westward lands.
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What is league of friendship?</h3>
- For the purpose of their "joint defense, the preservation of their rights, and their mutual and universal prosperity," the states of the confederation were designated in Article III as "a league of friendship."
- The primary legislative body of this league would be a unicameral congress, with delegates chosen by state legislatures. As in the past, each state would have one vote.
- Each state maintained its "sovereignty, freedom, and independence" under the Articles. The new Congress was still limited in its ability to control commerce or collect taxes, which was a holdover from the First and Second Continental Congresses.
- The states would contribute to its funding based on the worth of privately owned land located inside each state's borders.
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Answer: a
Explanation: the definition of libel is “A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.”, so the answer would be a since they are saying a false statement.
