I wonder whether there would be also other options, but one very important aspect is the smog: the city center is where many industry-relevant things meet: the factories are all around it, transport, cars... and since it is surrounded by bad air, the air takes longer to dissipate. This is especially visible if the city is in a valley, such as Mexico city foe example.
The colonists thought Parliament had no right to tax them directly. would be the answer I think.
Answer:
FALSE.
gunpowder empires were empires whose success was partly due to the chinese invention of Gun powder, making this statement false! One of the most Famous Gun powder Empires was the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) which had great military success thanks to then-innovative firearms, especially cannon and small arms. ~Please feel free to mark BRAINLIEST ~ :D