Question

Select the correct answer.
The writers of the Declaration of Independence state that they have a complaint with King George III “for imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.” Which event most directly contributed to this complaint?
A. The French and Indian War
B. The Magna Carta
C. The Stamp Act of 1765
D. The Intolerable Acts of 1774

Answer 1

The Stamp Act of 1765.

The stamp act was an insanely high tax placed on the American colonists by the British empire, and Americans had absolutely no say in it.