6 - Taxation without Representation: Declaratory Act

6th Grade HistoryHistory6th
Assigned: Dec 9, 2025
At home

Assignment Description

•Read LoH pg 39 (From "Why did they react so strongly?") to pg 41 (Ending with "...more inclined to crush it.")
•Watch the video on the repeal of the Stamp Act.
•How did “virtual representation” challenge the colonists’ belief that true self-rule requires choosing your own leaders?
•In what ways did new taxes, jury-less trials, and standing armies weaken the colonies’ ability to govern themselves?
•Why did the Declaratory Act make colonists fear that even when Parliament repealed laws, their right to self-rule was still in danger?

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