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No Taxation Without Representation: Source Analysis

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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A worksheet analyzing a primary source related to the American colonies' protest against taxation without representation.

Topics covered:

#Explain the main ideas presented in the source
#No Taxation Without Representation
#History
#Analyze the provenance of the source to assess its reliability
#Standard
#Causes of Revolution
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Compare the source's perspective with other historical views

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No Taxation Without Representation: Source Analysis

Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Source Analysis: No Taxation Without Representation

Source A: The Boston Resolves

"We, the representatives of the colonies, declare that taxation without our consent is unjust and a violation of our rights as Englishmen. We have no elected representatives in Parliament, yet we are being taxed to pay for the costs of the British government. This is tyranny. We demand that our rights be respected, and that only our elected assemblies have the power to tax us. We will resist any attempts to impose taxes without our approval." Provenance: Committee of Correspondence, Boston, 1773, colonial political statement

1.
Describe the main ideas expressed in Source A about taxation and representation. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Explain the purpose of Source A and how it might have been used by colonists. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Compare the perspective of Source A with that of a British government official who supported taxation. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
4.
Outline how the provenance of Source A affects its reliability as a historical source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Analyse how Source A helps us understand colonial attitudes towards British taxation. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
6.
Compare the tone of Source A with that of a British official document justifying taxes. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
7.
Explain the significance of the source in understanding the causes of the American Revolution. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Outline the main limitations of relying solely on Source A for understanding colonial views on taxation. (4 marks)
[4 marks]

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