Question

base your answers to questions 3 and 4 on the passage below and your knowledge of social studies.
resolved, that the taxation of the people by themselves, or by persons chosen by themselves to represent them, who can only know what taxes the people are able to bear, or the easiest method of raising them, and must themselves be affected by every tax laid on the people, is the only security against a burdensome taxation, and the distinguishing characteristic of british freedom, without which the ancient constitution cannot exist.
source: resolution drafted by patrick henry and adopted by the virginia house of burgesses on may 30, 1765.

1. the main purpose of this resolution was to

(1) protest against the proclamation of 1763
(2) protest against the stamp act
(3) protest against the boston massacre
(4) protest against the northwest ordinance

1. based on this document, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

(1) the british north american colonies should seek their independence from britain.
(2) the british north american colonists owe loyalty to the king and all his laws.
(3) the british government would only have the right to tax the colonists if they were represented in parliament.
(4) governments do not have the right to tax their citizens or subjects.

Explanation:

For question 3: Patrick Henry's 1765 resolution centered on the principle of "no taxation without representation," which was a direct protest against the Stamp Act, the first direct British tax on the colonies without colonial legislative consent. The other events occurred later or are unrelated.
For question 4: The document explicitly states that taxation must be by the people or their chosen representatives. This aligns with the view that Britain only had the right to tax colonists if the colonists had representation in Parliament, not full independence rejection, unqualified loyalty, or a total ban on taxation.

Answer:

1. (2) protest against the Stamp Act
2. (3) The British government would only have the right to tax the colonists if they were represented in Parliament.