"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly..." — Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Which earlier event most directly contributed to the specific grievance about dissolving "Representative Houses repeatedly"?
- Acheck_circle
Royal governors' suspensions of colonial assemblies during the Townshend and Coercive Acts crises
- B
The Albany Plan of Union's rejection by colonial legislatures in 1754
- C
The Quebec Act's establishment of appointed councils in formerly French territory
- D
The Currency Act of 1764's restrictions on paper money in New England
Explanation
Royal governors repeatedly prorogued or dissolved assemblies (notably Massachusetts and Virginia) when they protested the Townshend duties and Coercive Acts. While the other items were real 1750s-70s grievances, they did not involve dissolving representative houses, which is the specific complaint targeted by this clause.