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AP U.S. History Exam 1.10. What was the major concern of colonists who opposed the provisions listed in the excerpt?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
- 00:03
And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by protest,
- 00:06
the most dangerous position to take
- 00:08
during a campaign for class president.
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All right, here's the excerpt.
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- 00:11
[ mumbles ]
- 00:14
[ mumbling continues ]
- 00:17
[ further mumbling ] Stamp Act.
- 00:19
And the question: What was the major concern of colonists
- 00:22
who opposed the provisions listed in the excerpt?
- 00:26
All right, and here are your potential answers.
- 00:29
[ mumbles ]
- 00:34
Okay, so here we go.
- 00:35
Most Americans weren't exactly thrilled when
- 00:38
news of the Stamp Act reached their shores.
- 00:40
So let's see which answer best describes
- 00:43
why this particular law really stuck in the colonists' craw.
- 00:46
Was a major concern of colonists opposing the Stamp Act
- 00:50
A - the presence of British troops in the colonies?
- 00:53
Well, actually, British troops had been in the colonies for years,
- 00:56
which had been a continuing source of tension
- 00:58
along with the stringent trade restrictions
- 01:01
colonists were required to follow.
- 01:03
So there was nothing new about A or C.
- 01:06
Were colonists frustrated with the Stamp Act over D -
- 01:09
development of the land won in the French and Indian War?
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Well, the Stamp Act had to do with
- 01:14
paying for the war, not with what would happen
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to the land once the conflict had ended.
- 01:19
So it's not D, either.
- 01:20
Which makes the major concern of colonists opposing the Stamp Act
- 01:24
B - being taxed without their consent.
- 01:27
The Stamp Act caused a whole new level of hurt for colonists
- 01:30
as it forced them to pay taxes
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without any measure of consent.
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So B is the right answer.
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Since colonists had no say in the decisions being made inParliament,
- 01:39
they decided to go a little Extreme Makeover: Protest Edition
- 01:43
on their British masters.
- 01:45
[ boos ]
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