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Question 4 • World History and Geography

Why was taxation without representation considered a violation of the social contract?

Answer
A
Taxation without representation indicated a lack of consent between the government and its citizens.
B
Taxation without representation was causing large debt in the colonies.
C
Taxation without representation violated the colonists’ natural right to property.
D
Taxation without representation ignored the colonists’ legal right to have the colonial government, not the British government, determine taxes.
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