Question

1. this statement was issued by the continental congress because the british government did not allow

a. colonial businesses to support royal taxes
b. powers of the colonial legislatures to increase
c. colonists to have representation in parliament
d. laws passed by parliament to govern the colonies

Explanation:

The 1774 Declaration of Rights and Grievances by the Continental Congress asserted colonists' right to self-governance, centered on the principle of "no taxation without representation." The British Parliament passed laws governing the colonies without colonial representation in Parliament, which violated this core grievance.

Answer:

c. Colonists to have representation in Parliament