After 1763, the British Parliament began to tax the Thirteen Colonies more heavily to help pay off debt from the French and Indian War. Parliament also restricted colonial trade. Many
colonists resented these new taxes and restrictions.
After the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, which required Americans to pay a tax on all
paper they used, some Americans argued that Great Britain was
harming itself by taxing the
colonies. What audience would Americans have been most likely to try to reach with this message?

-British soldiers stationed in the Thirteen Colonies

-the British Parliament

-Americans who wanted independence

-leaders of colonial legislatures

Read the message below from the russian tsar to his cousin, the german kaiser.“an ignoble [not noble] war has been declared to a weak country. the indignation [outrage] in russia shared fully by me is enormous. i foresee that very soon i shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. to try and avoid such a calamity as a european war i beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.”- telegram from tsar nicholas ii to german kaiser wilhelm ii, 1914which of the following best describes the tsar’s message? he worries that the coming war will be blamed on russia. he believes that warfare is immoral. he complains about the pressures he is facing from britain for war. he fears russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control