Question

why were colonists angry about taxes passed by parliament? select all that apply.
colonists felt only the king had the right to tax the colonies.
colonists felt their rights and liberties were being destroyed by parliament.
colonists felt that parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
colonists felt that only colonial assemblies had the right to pass taxes.
what helped lead to the boston massacre?
colonists were angry about british laws and british soldiers occupying their city.
colonists were angry about being forced to buy tea from the british east india company.
colonists were angry that the british banned town meetings.
colonists were angry because the british closed boston harbor.

Explanation:

For the first question, colonists believed in the principle of "no taxation without representation." They thought only their own colonial assemblies (not Parliament) had the right to tax them. Also, they felt their rights were violated by such taxes. The idea that only the king could tax is incorrect as colonists emphasized representative assemblies.
For the second question, the Boston Massacre was preceded by colonists' anger over British laws (like various taxes) and the presence of British soldiers in their city. The tea - related issue led to the Boston Tea Party. The banning of town meetings was part of the Intolerable Acts after the Boston Tea Party. The closing of Boston Harbor was also a consequence of the Boston Tea Party.

Answer:

First question:

• Colonists felt their rights and liberties were being destroyed by Parliament.
• Colonists felt that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
• Colonists felt that only colonial assemblies had the right to pass taxes.

Second question: Colonists were angry about British laws and British soldiers occupying their city.