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QuizMultiple Choice

Connecting Themes and Colonialism — Test

Question 24 • US History

William Pitt the Elder thought that the British government

Answer
A
was right to pass the Townshend Acts.
B
should make the colonies pay for wars.
C
was taxing the colonies too harshly.
D
should periodically raise colonial taxes.

Explanation

William Pitt the Elder opposed taxing the American colonies without their consent. He argued that Parliament had no right to impose the Townshend duties, so he believed the British government was taxing the colonies too harshly. The correct choice is “was taxing the colonies too harshly.”

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