Directions:  Fill in each blank with the word that best
completes the reading comprehension.

     (1)  _______________________   the French
and Indian War, England was broke. They had
spent a lot of money to protect the colonists in
America. England thought that America should help to
pay off the debt.
     England decided to tax the colonists. They thought this would be the best way to get the money back. They started with the Sugar Act. This taxed (2)  _______________________   and other items like wine and (3)  _______________________  . Then, England passed the Stamp Act.
     The Stamp Act made Americans very angry. It required that any printed (4)  _______________________   be taxed. A stamp would be put on the paper (5)  _______________________   the tax had been paid. The tax would affect almost all Americans. It also (6)  _______________________   powerful people like printers and lawyers.
     The phrase "no taxation without representation" became very popular. The idea was simple. American colonists did not have representatives in Parliament. There was no one who could stand up for the colonists' ideas. This was not fair. If England wanted to tax the colonists, the colonists should be (7)  _______________________   to state their opinion in Parliament.
     This is also an issue in the United States today. People who live in Washington, D.C. do not have representatives in Congress. These people still have to pay taxes. This is the same idea that the colonists were fighting against.
     The Stamp Act Congress met in 1765. People from seven colonies came. They wanted to (8)  _______________________   the Stamp Act. "No (9)  _______________________   without representation" was their argument. The people wanted the colonists to have the (10)  _______________________   rights as the people in Britain. They sent letters to the king telling him this. They did not want to be taxed (11)  _______________________   being able to state their ideas in Parliament.
     The Stamp Act was repealed in 1765. The larger (12)  _______________________   was still there. Did England have the right to tax the colonies without representation? Parliament passed (13)  _______________________   act to answer this question. It said Parliament could make any laws for the colonists. The colonists did not (14)  _______________________  . They continued to fight back. Soon, these two countries would (15)  _______________________   a war to find out the answer.

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No Taxation without Representation

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