Question

slide 4: problems begin
after costly wars, britain needed ______________.

• new ______________ were placed on the colonies.
• colonists had no ______________ in parliament.

key terms: taxes, representation, parliament
cussion questions
why would paying taxes wit
esentation feel unfair?

Explanation:

The blanks are filled using the provided key terms and historical context: Britain needed funds after wars, so it imposed new taxes on colonies, and colonists had no parliamentary representation.

Answer:

1. After costly wars, Britain needed funds
2. New taxes were placed on the colonies.
3. Colonists had no representation in Parliament.

For the discussion question: Paying taxes without representation felt unfair because the colonists had no elected officials in British Parliament to advocate for their interests, vote on tax policies, or hold the government accountable for how the tax money was used. This violated the principle of "no taxation without representation," a core belief that people should not be taxed by a government they have no voice in.