Question

questions 5 through 7 refer to the following. \from infancy i was taught to love humanity and liberty. inquiry and experience have since confirmed my reverence for the lessons then given me, by convincing me more fully of their truth and excellence. benevolence towards mankind excites wishes for their welfare, and such wishes endear the means of fulfilling them. those can be found in liberty alone, and therefore her sacred cause ought to be espoused by every man, on every occasion, to the utmost of his power... \these being my sentiments, i am encouraged to offer you, my countrymen, my thoughts on some late transactions, that in my opinion are of the utmost importance to you... \if the british parliament has a legal authority to order, that we shall furnish a single article for the troops here, and to compel obedience to that order; they have the same right to order us to supply those troops with arms, clothes, and... to compel obedience to that order also... what is this but taxing us at a certain sum, and leaving to us only the manner of raising it? how is this mode more tolerable than the stamp act?\ john dickinson, letters from a farmer in pennsylvania, to the inhabitants of the british colonies, 1768
5 mark for review
to which of the following was dickinson responding in his letters?
a native american challenges to european control of the fur trade
b increased taxation and imperial oversight following the seven years war
c efforts by the spanish to reclaim territory in north america
d arguments regarding the creation of a new national constitution

Explanation:

Dickinson is responding to increased taxation and imperial oversight following the Seven - Years' War. The Stamp Act is a form of increased taxation, and he is questioning the legality of British Parliament's actions in imposing such taxes and other forms of control over the colonies. The other options (Native American challenges to European control of the fur trade, Spanish efforts to reclaim territory in North America, and arguments regarding the creation of a new national constitution) are not relevant to the context of his response to the Stamp Act and British imperial actions.

Answer:

B. Increased taxation and imperial oversight following the Seven Years' War