Question

c. cause and effect. match each effect with its cause listed below.
effects

1. in the 1600s, the king could not just do what he wanted.
2. the first colonists started their ow governments.
3. colonists were used to having a sa government.
4. britain needed a way to make mone
5. the colonists boycotted british goods
6. the british taxed paint, glass, and lea
7. the colonists declared independence.
8. britain lost control of the colonies.

because...
a. they were angry about the stamp act taxes.
b. the british government was too far away to deal with daily problems.
c. they were tired of the way the british were treating them.
d. he shared power with parliament.
e. the colonists won the revolutionary war.
f. they knew the colonists could not make those products themselves.
g. in england, the parliament represented people in government.
h. it was in debt after fighting expensive wars.

Explanation:

• For 14: In the 1600s, the king shared power with Parliament (D), so he couldn't just do what he wanted.
• For 15: The British government was too far away to deal with daily problems (B), so the first colonists started their own governments.
• For 16: In England, the Parliament represented people in government (G), so colonists were used to having a say in government.
• For 17: Britain was in debt after fighting expensive wars (H), so it needed a way to make money.
• For 18: They were angry about the Stamp Act taxes (A), so the colonists boycotted British goods.
• For 19: They knew the colonists could not make those products themselves (F), so the British taxed paint, glass, and lead.
• For 20: They were tired of the way the British were treating them (C), so the colonists declared independence.
• For 21: The colonists won the Revolutionary War (E), so Britain lost control of the colonies.

Answer:

1. D, 15. B, 16. G, 17. H, 18. A, 19. F, 20. C, 21. E