When the Union forces controlled the Mississippi River, it ruined the chances of the Confederacy winning. One of the reasons why it ruined the Confederates chances was because the Mississippi River was the water route that the Confederates used in order to send supplies and soldiers. This meant they could no longer get new supplies to the Confederate soldiers. Along with this, it split the Confederacy in half. This meant that the Confederate soldiers in different states could not communicate very easily.
Locke argued that people have rights: to liberty, life, and property. These rights are the independent foundation of the laws in any society. And Britain wasn’t agreeing to these standards, while Americans wanted to see those natural rights be established.
C) local citizens in each state
The correct answer is B) They were not represented by the government that was taxing them.
The colonists resisted the new taxes imposed on them because they were not represented by the government that was taxing them.
The American colonists were upset and angry due to the heavy taxation imposed by the British crown. The colonist did not have any voice or representation in the British Parliament. And that was not fair for the, There was a quote in those years that said: "taxation without representation is tyranny." Taxes such as the Sugar Act, the Tea Act or the Stamp Ac, caused the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
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