When researchers observe and describe a current condition and look to the past to try to identify the possible causes of the condition, it is called a

Causal-comparative studies

Explanation:

Casual-comparative study is the research that is carried out by distinguishing and contrasting between two of more communities of people based on evaluating the impact caused by independent component on the dependent component.

Research included comparison along with co-relating the variables. It helps in understanding and studying about cause-and-effect that takes place in different experimental situations.

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so, colonists did not want to pay any taxes.  

colonists did not consider themselves british citizens.  

colonists felt no sense of obligation to britain.  

colonists objected to violations of their natural rights. are the answer choices?