Question

George Washington wrote the following words in a letter to a friend.

"The Parliament of Great Britain hath no more right to put their hands into my pocket without my consent than I have to put my hands into yours for money."

Based on this excerpt, which grievance in the Declaration of Independence would Washington agree with?

1. King's refusal to approve laws
2. Limitations on trade
3. Abolishing charters
4. Taxation without consent

Answer 1

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

4. Taxation without consent

Step-by-step explanation:

What Washington was trying to express in this excerpt is his disagreement with the mandatory taxes imposed by the British Parliament onto the settlers. This letter arose from the fact that the British Parliament had decided to punish the settlers of Boston for the destruction of thousands of pounds of tea and had closed Boston Harbor to all commerce until restitution was paid to the East India Company and the King’s treasury. This enraged the settlers including Washington, who wrote this letter to express his views and how he objected the British taxing them without consent or representation.